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PHOTO GALLERY: Margaret Thatcher the iron lady



(Reuters) This is a 1969 file photo showing Margaret Thatcher.

aret Thatcher gives the final address of the Conservative Convention in Brighton in this October 14, 1988

Then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher points skyward as she receives standing ovation at Conservative Party Conference in this October 13, 1989

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (L) and French President Francois Mitterrand, March 23, 1987

This is a 1980 file photo showing British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth (L) is greeted by former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as she arrives at Thatcher's 80th birthday celebrations at the Mandarin hotel in London

Then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (L) and then U.S. President Ronald Reagan, October 24, 1985

In this June 23, 1982 file photo, Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher gestures with her pen as she answers a reporters question

April 9, 1975 file photo, former California Governor Ronald Reagan presents a silver dollar medallion to Opposition Leader Margaret Thatcher

une 23, 1982 file photo, President Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

Then Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher wears a checkered green hat on her 60th birthday, October 13, 1985

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and husband Denis Thatcher outside her residence at 10 Downing Street

une 12, 1987 file photo, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher waves to supporters from Conservative Party headquarters in London

Dec. 15, 1984 file photo, Mikhail S. Gorbachev poses with Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in London.

Then U.S. President Ronald Reagan drives then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (L) toward their meeting in Camp David in this November 15, 1986

Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher gives a jubilant wave from the stairs inside her Conservative party headquarters in London early in this June 12, 1987

Dec. 17, 1979 file photo, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher reviews the honor guard at the White House in Washington, as President Jimmy Carter follows.

Baroness Thatcher examines a sheet of bullet-proof material during a visit to a factory producing ballistic and blast protection products in this April 9, 1997

Margaret Thatcher, the "Iron Lady", was a towering figure in British 20th century politics, a grocer's daughter with a steely resolve who was loved and loathed in equal measure as she crushed the unions and privatised vast swathes of industry. She died at 87.