Former
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher,a
towering figure in postwar British and world politics and the
only woman to become British prime minister, has died at the age of 87.
She suffered
a stroke Monday, her spokeswoman said. A British government
source said she died at the Ritz Hotel in London.
Thatcher's
funeral will be at St. Paul's Cathedral, with full military honors, followed by
a private cremation, the British prime minister's office announced.
Thatcher served
from 1975 to 1990 as leader of the Conservative Party. She was called the
"Iron Lady" for her personal and political toughness.
She retired from public life after a stroke
in 2002 and suffered several strokes after that.
She made
few public appearances in her final months, missing a reception marking her
85th birthday hosted by Prime Minister David Cameron in October 2010. She also
skipped the July 2011 unveiling of a statue honoring her old friend Ronald
Reagan in London.
In
December 2012, she was hospitalized after a procedure to remove a growth in her
bladder
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