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  • 13/10/2024
The former MP and MSP fell ill while giving a speech in North Macedonia.
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00:00Alex Salmond, the former First Minister of Scotland, who for decades championed independence,
00:07has died at the age of 69.
00:10He led the Scottish National Party twice, stepping down in 2014 after the independence
00:15referendum which saw Scots vote to stay in the United Kingdom.
00:19Under his leadership, the Scottish government introduced popular policies such as free NHS
00:24prescriptions and free university tuition for Scottish students.
00:29He was Scotland's first pro-independence First Minister.

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