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Reports: Margaret Thatcher dies of stroke

By News Services
April 8, 2013

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died of a stroke, several news organizations are reporting.

The BBC said Thatcher, 87, suffered a stroke.

Thatcher was Britain's first and only female prime minister, serving from 1979 to 1990. As head of the Conservative Party and a staunch ally of President Ronald Reagan, she was called the "Iron Lady" for her political toughness.

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