'The Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher Dead at 87
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, an outspoken woman known to many as "The Iron Lady," has died at 87 after suffering a stroke.
"It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother Baroness Thatcher died peacefully following a stroke this morning,” Thatcher spokesperson Lord Bell said in a statement.
Thatcher led Britain's Conservatives to three election victories from 1979 to 1990, the longest continuous period in office by a British prime minister since the early 19th century. Alongside former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, Thatcher battled against communism and saw the Berlin Wall get torn down in 1989.
On Monday, British Prime Minister David Cameron cut short his trip to several European countries after the announcement of Thatcher's death.
"We have lost a great leader, a great prime minister and a great Briton,'' Cameron said in a statement.
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