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Margaret Thatcher passes away, world reacts COMBATIVE and determined to believe she'll go down as the get her way, Margaret Thatcher greatest British peacetime prime divided opinion down the middle in minister." life – and in death. In Washington, President Barack Many leaders lauded Thatcher for Obama said many Americans her steely determination to "will never forget her standing modernize Britain's industrial shoulder to shoulder with landscape, even at the cost of President (Ronald) Reagan, strikes and riots, and to stand reminding the world that we are beside the United States as the west not simply carried along by the triumphed in the Cold War versus currents of history. We can shape the Soviet Union. Others saw a them with moral conviction, pitiless tyrant who preferred unyielding courage and iron conflict to compromise. will." British Prime Minister David And former first lady Nancy Cameron lauded his 1980s Reagan said her husband and predecessor as "a great Briton," but Thatcher "enjoyed a very special others – particularly Europe's relationship" driven by a common socialists who often clashed with hatred of Communism. "Ronnie her – were less enamoured in their and Margaret were political soul reactions to the death Monday 8 mates," she said in a statement April of the conservative icon. that lauded Thatcher's "clear Flags at Buckingham Palace, vision and strong determination Parliament and across the United to stand up for her beliefs at a Kingdom were lowered to half- • Margaret Thatcher leaving 10 Downing Street after the Conservative time when so many were afraid staff. Buckingham Palace said Party won a convincing majority in the General Election. to rock the boat." Queen Elizabeth II would send a In Poland, Foreign Minister private message of sympathy to the the odds," Cameron said in Madrid. He cut Radoslaw Sikorski said his country should Thatcher family. Government officials short his trip to Spain and cancelled a visit erect a statue of the British leader. In a began preparations for a London funeral to France to return to London for the tweet he praised Thatcher as "a fearless with military honours at St. Paul's funeral preparations. champion of liberty, stood up for captive Cathedral, followed by a private cremation. "The real thing about Margaret Thatcher is nations, helped free world win the Cold "As our first woman prime minister, that she didn't just lead our country. She War." Margaret Thatcher succeeded against all saved our country," Cameron said, "and I AAP
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