Reaction to Death of Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (Photo: Margaret Thatcher Foundation)
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died peacefully after a stroke this morning, her spokesman announced Monday. She was 87 and was not only Britain’s first woman Prime Minister, but the longest-serving Prime Minister this century.
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