Former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Has Died
Baku, April 8 (AZERTAC). Margaret Thatcher, the British Prime Minister between 1979 and 1990, died this morning following a stroke, according to Lord Bell, her spokesman.
As Britain's first female premier and leader of the Conservative party, she was renowned for her political dominance in the 1980s, which saw a rolling back of the state and an emphasis on the free market. This broke the post-war pro-state consensus that dominated Britain for nearly three decades.
"It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother Baroness Thatcher died peacefully following a stroke this morning," Lord Bell said.
Current Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader David Cameron said, "It was with great sadness that l learned of Lady Thatcher's death. We've lost a great leader, a great Prime Minister and a great Briton."
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