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