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Leaders Around the World Praise Margaret Thatcher's Contribution to World History
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"Margaret Thatcher, the most dominant British prime minister since Winston Churchill in 1940 and a global champion of the late 20th-century free market economic revival, has died. Her spokesman, Lord Bell, said on Monday: "It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother Baroness Thatcher died peacefully following a stroke this morning." Reports TheGuardian
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President Barack Obama said, "As prime minister, she helped restore the confidence and pride that has always been the hallmark of Britain at its best. And as an unapologetic supporter of our transatlantic alliance, she knew that with strength and resolve we could win the Cold War and extend freedom's promise. Here in America, many of us will never forget her standing shoulder-to-shoulder with President Reagan, reminding the world that we are not simply carried along by the currents of history -- we can shape them with moral conviction, unyielding courage and iron will. Michelle and I send our thoughts to the Thatcher family and all the British people as we carry on the work to which she dedicated her life -- free peoples standing together, determined to write our own destiny."
Prime Minister David Cameron expressed sadness at the death of Lady Margaret Thatcher, saying, "We've lost a great leader, a great Prime Minister and a great Briton."
On "CBS This Morning" former Secretary of State Colin Powell said of Lady Thatcher, "She was tough as nails."
Former President Bill Clinton called Thatcher "an iconic stateswoman and a fearless leader. . . . Like so many others, I respected the conviction and self-determination she displayed throughout her remarkable life as she broke barriers, defied expectations, and led her country."
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