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Angelo Fuster, press secretary for Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson, dies at 80 • Oct. 29, 2026, 4:13 PM ET (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Also Known As Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr.
Born March 23, 1938 • Dallas • Texas
Died June 23, 2003 (aged 65) • Virginia
Title / Office mayor (1990-1994), Atlanta • mayor (1974-1982), Atlanta
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