Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died at the age of 87 following a stroke.
Margaret Thatcher, 1925-2013
![Then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher took a moment for thought during a press conference in central London, June 10, 1987.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2EC787C5-CC79-421D-9FC3-33FD9BF5AD22_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher took a moment for thought during a press conference in central London, June 10, 1987.
![Then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and French President Francois Mitterrand posed for the media after a meeting about nuclear arms control at the Chateau de Benouville in Normandy, western France, March 23, 1987.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5E94DB6F-7FF1-4FDB-9C95-3C8FAA081818_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and French President Francois Mitterrand posed for the media after a meeting about nuclear arms control at the Chateau de Benouville in Normandy, western France, March 23, 1987.
![Then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher pointed a finger as she answers questions at a news conference in London, June 8, 1987.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7D721F7C-6A75-4252-BA53-37FFF9E648E9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher pointed a finger as she answers questions at a news conference in London, June 8, 1987.
![Then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher met with President Ronald Reagan during a visit to the White House, Feb. 20, 1985](https://gdb.voanews.com/AA68C68D-7B06-44B2-8CBD-CB9AEFCD79F1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher met with President Ronald Reagan during a visit to the White House, Feb. 20, 1985