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Scotland’s former First Minister, Alex Salmond, dies aged 69
The former MP and MSP fell ill while giving a speech in North Macedonia.
Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who for decades championed Scotland’s independence from the U.K., has died. He was 69.
Anas Sarwar, the current first minister, confirmed Salmond’s death and said Salmond was a “central figure in politics for over three decades.”
Salmond led the independence campaign in the referendum in 2014, but lost, gaining 45% of the vote.
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