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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Former British Prime Minister and leader 'Tory' l Margaret Thatcher dies


British Conservatives have closed ranks in honor of Margaret Thatcher, bounce today as "a great patriot" and as the most influential political figure from Winston Churchill. 's former Prime Minister died "peacefully" and a stroke at 87 years old , as confirmed by a spokesman for the family. Queen Elizabeth II received the news "with sadness" and sent a message of condolence to the family. British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has decided to discontinue its European tour and return to London after his whirlwind trip to Madrid to join the national mourning feeling: "We have lost a great leader, a great prime minister and a British". It is the express Thatcher's own, there will be no state funeral yet .The former 'Premier' had already suffered a decade-long health problems and overcame a stroke in 2002 that forced him to limit his appearances to a minimum in public and lead a life of almost total seclusion at the family home in Belgravia. Last December he was admitted to a hospital, and even then the alarms went off. Her death comes a year after the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War , which was the turning point of his term (1979-1990). The premiere of 'The Iron Lady' also served to revive the myth in the conservative ranks and hatred festering in Britain progressive consideration that with Ronald Reagan, as a precursor to the era of economic neoliberalism has come to this day .

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The criticisms of the past have left site yet today the praise for its historical role, since its contribution to the fall of the Berlin Wall to their stingers to the European Union ("the Belgian Empire centralizing zeal") that marked the path Cameron himself. Hours later after his death, conservative politicians vie with his own epitaph on the tomb of the 'Iron Lady'. "While some will love her and others hate, nobody can deny that it was a great patriot who believed passionately in his country and its people," said Nigel Farage, leader of UKIP emerging nationalist party that is making in recent months the political agenda in the UK. The Tories have temporarily forgotten the secular division between 'Thatcherite' and 'anti-Thatcherite' to praise his most emblematic figure of the past three decades. "Millions of people owe a debt of gratitude to Margaret Thatcher," said Conservative MP David Davis."With its bold commitment to the principles of freedom and responsibility in the world today flutter". Instead of a state funeral as that received Winston Churchill in 1965, Thatcher will end a funeral "ceremonial" with military honors,as they had Lady Di and the Queen Mother . It will probably be later in the week and at the Cathedral of St. Paul, and will be preceded by a funeral procession from the Westminster Parliament to be attended by thousands of Britons. "In the eyes of all, it will be almost like a state funeral," admitted a spokesman for the British Government. By request of Thatcher before he died, her body is not yet exposed to the crowd. The Iron Lady also gave instructions to his family for a discreet private ceremony after the funeral. Her body will be cremated at Mortlake Crematorium London .

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