Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female Prime Minister, died following a stroke on April 8, 2013. Thatcher, the "Iron Lady" of British politics helped guide the United States and the Soviet Union through difficult years during the Cold War and brought her own country out of years of socialism. Thatcher was the first woman to lead a major Western power in modern times and led her conservative party through three elections, holding the office of Prime Minister for 11 1/2 years, from 1979-1990.
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