Scotland's former leader Alex Salmond, a figurehead of the independence movement, has died at the age of 69, the Scottish National Party (SNP) he once led said Saturday.
Scotland's former leader Alex Salmond , a figurehead of the independence movement, has died at the age of 69, the Scottish National Party he once led said Saturday. Salmond , who led Scotland between 2007 and 2014, took ill after giving a speech in North Macedonia, UK media reported.' Alex Salmond , former leader of the SNP and First Minister of Scotland, has died,' the SNP wrote on its official X account, above a black-and-white photo of the politician.
That win smashed the two-party system of Labour and the Conservatives, transforming the Scottish political landscape.It also gave him the political weight to press for a referendum on Scottish independence from the UK, which the then British prime minister David Cameron finally granted in 2014.Salmond had turned what was once a largely academic question into the most important issue in UK politics. But the 'yes' campaign for independence lost by 55 percent to 45 percent.
Former Leader Alex Salmond Dies Aged 69: Party
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