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Great Britain mourns its "Iron Lady": Margaret Thatcher dies at 87

London, United Kingdom - David Cameron: "We've lost a great leader, a great Prime Minister and a great Briton"

Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, died today, Monday 8 April 2013, following a stroke: the first woman to lead a major Western power was 87 yo. Her 11 and a half years at Downing Street represent the longest period government period for a British Prime Minister in the 20th century. The "Iron Lady" (a nickname created by a Russian journalist because of her...

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