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Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond (/ ˈsæmənd / SAM-ənd; 31 December 1954 – 12 October 2024) was a Scottish politician, economist and television host who served as First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014.
1 day ago · Alex Salmond had a 'huge impact' In a message issued by Buckingham Palace, the King said he and the Queen were "greatly saddened" to hear of Mr Salmond's "sudden death".
1 day ago · Alex Salmond speaks during a debate in 1995. (AP) As a young and brash newcomer, Salmond played a role in the breakaway faction of the party known as the "79 Group", which sought to take a more left-wing stance and capture disaffected Labour voters. The group was expelled from the SNP in 1982, but Salmond was let back into the party after just ...
1 day ago · Considering Alex Salmond's career in purely political terms, perhaps his most consequential call was to throw the SNP's weight behind the campaign for a Scottish Parliament as a stepping stone on ...
1 day ago · Alex Salmond, who has died at the age of 69, was the central figure in the rise of modern Scottish nationalism, a political heavyweight who as leader of his ancient nation sent tremors through the ...
1 day ago · Alex Salmond served as First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014, the first Scottish nationalist to hold the position. He was the Leader of the Scottish National Party on two occasions, from ...
1 day ago · FILE - Alex Salmond holds his honorary degree awarded to him by Glasgow University on April 4, 2021. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP) LONDON (AP) — Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who for decades championed Scotland’s independence from the U.K. and nearly accomplished it, has died. He was 69.
1 day ago · Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland and titan of nationalist politics who died on Saturday, regarded the 19th-century Irish home rule champion Charles Stewart Parnell as one of his ...
2 days ago · Alex Salmond, Scotland’s former First Minister who has died aged 69, was the dominant figure in the Scottish National Party during its odyssey from the political fringe to the independence ...
1 day ago · Alex Salmond, a former first minister of Scotland who championed Scotland’s independence from the United Kingdom but faced stinging defeat after voters rejected moves toward secession in a 2014 ...
