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Victims of Communism Advocate Lee Edwards Dies

His career of tireless advocacy and education spanned decades.
Victims of Communism Advocate Lee Edwards Dies
Lee Edwards, chairman of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, at a wreath-laying ceremony at Monument of Victims of Communism in Washington in 2019. Kitty Wang/NTD
Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
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Stacy Robinson
Stacy Robinson
12/13/2024|Updated: 12/13/2024
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Lee Edwards, founding chairman of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC), mentor and friend to legions of American political figures, and historian of the modern American conservative movement, passed away on Dec. 12 at his home in Arlington, Virginia.

Edwards was 92.

Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy. Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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