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What year did Philby pass away?

  • 1988

  • 1990

  • 1992

  • 1994

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Philby, whose real name was Harold Adrian Russell Philby, passed away in 1988. A former British intelligence officer, he defected to the Soviet Union in 1963, along with other members of the Cambridge Five spy ring. They had been providing classified information to the Soviets throughout World War II. After defecting, Philby settled in Moscow and remained a loyal supporter of the Soviet Union until his death.
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