Alex Salmond, ex-first minister who sought Scotland’s independence, dies at 69

SCMP | Oct. 12, 2024, 1:42 p.m. | Original
As Scottish National Party leader, he led the independence campaign in the 2014 referendum, but lost with 45 per cent of the vote.
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