LONDON, April 8 � Britain�s first and only woman Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, referred to as Iron Lady, today died of a stroke here at the age of 87, leaving an iconic stamp on world politics as one of most influential figures in the 20th century, reports PTI.
The tough and outspoken Thatcher, a global champion of free market economic revival, is survived by her twin children Carol and Mark Thatcher.
�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, her spokesman said.
Thatcher, the longest serving British Prime Minister, had led the British government between 1979 and 1990 and leaves behind a strong legacy within the Conservative party and British politics at large.
The former Conservative leader, the first British woman to hold the post of Prime Minister, had lived a withdrawn life after leaving active politics and had been suffering from dementia for some time.
LONDON, April 8 � Britain�s first and only woman Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, referred to as Iron Lady, today died of a stroke here at the age of 87, leaving an iconic stamp on world politics as one of most influential figures in the 20th century, reports PTI.
The tough and outspoken Thatcher, a global champion of free market economic revival, is survived by her twin children Carol and Mark Thatcher.
�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, her spokesman said.
Thatcher, the longest serving British Prime Minister, had led the British government between 1979 and 1990 and leaves behind a strong legacy within the Conservative party and British politics at large.
The former Conservative leader, the first British woman to hold the post of Prime Minister, had lived a withdrawn life after leaving active politics and had been suffering from dementia for some time.
