Margaret Thatcher dies after stroke

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All over the news, will find a link soon.

RIP iron lady :(
 
Sad loss of a truly great lady!

RIP Iron Lady! :(

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS, née Roberts (13 October 1925 - 8 April 2013), was a British politician, the longest-serving (1979–1990) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of the 20th century, and the only woman ever to have held the post. A Soviet journalist called her the "Iron Lady", a nickname which became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. As Prime Minister, she implemented Conservative policies that have come to be known as Thatcherism.

Originally a research chemist before becoming a barrister, Thatcher was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Finchley in 1959. Edward Heath appointed her Secretary of State for Education and Science in his 1970 government. In 1975 Thatcher defeated Heath in the Conservative Party leadership election and became Leader of the Opposition, as well as the first woman to lead a major political party in the United Kingdom. She became Prime Minister after winning the 1979 general election.
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Former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher has died at 87 following a stroke, her spokesman has said.

Lord Bell said: "It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother Baroness Thatcher died peacefully following a stroke this morning."

Baroness Thatcher was Conservative prime minister from 1979 to 1990.

She was the first woman to hold the post. Her family is expected to make a further statement later.
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She was a Prime Minister who had the B@lls to stand up and lead. RIP Iron Lady indeed.
 
Balls of steel, heart so cold
Maggies gone, but she was quite old...

RIP
I wish our politicians were more like her
 
Also from wikipedia

Her political philosophy and economic policies emphasised deregulation (particularly of the financial sector), flexible labour markets, the privatisation of state-owned companies, and reducing the power and influence of trade unions
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That is what we need for our economy
 
Former British Premier Thatcher Dies, Aged 87

Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher died early Monday, aged 87, following a stroke, her spokesman said.

"It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother, Baroness Thatcher, died peacefully following a stroke this morning," said spokesman Timothy Bell.

Thatcher's two children were expected to make a further statement later.

The former Conservative leader - nicknamed the Iron Lady by Moscow during the Cold War - became Britain's first female prime minister in 1979 and the first leader to win three elections in a row. She resigned in 1990.


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Date : 08 Apr 2013 14:12
 
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