Alex Salmond, Champion of Scottish Independence, Dies at 69
- Former first minister led SNP into 2014 referendum that failed
- Salmond was leading new pro-independence party at his death
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Alex Salmond, who turned his Scottish National Party’s dream of power into reality even though he didn’t see his vision of an independent country come true, has died. He was 69.
Salmond collapsed on Saturday after delivering a speech in North Macedonia, the Times newspaper reported. No cause of death was given.