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Dominica 'Iron Lady' dies aged 86

Last Updated: Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 10:12 GMT 11:12 UK

Dominica 'Iron Lady' dies aged 86

Dominica's former Prime Minister Eugenia Charles has died aged 86.

Dame Eugenia had been taken to hospital in the French island of
Martinique after suffering a broken hip.

A lawyer by training, she founded the Dominica Freedom Party and
supported Dominica's independence from British rule, which it achieved
in 1978.

Known as the Iron Lady of the Caribbean, she was prime minister from
1980-95 and was best known for backing the 1983 US invasion of Grenada.

More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4222012.stm

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