Alex Salmond, Former First Minister Of Scotland, Has Died. He Was 69

Former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond died this Saturday. He held the post between 2007 and 2014. The information was published in the British press.

 

Salmond, who died at the age of 69, led the Scottish National Party between 1990 and 2000 and then returned to the leadership between 2004 and 2014, and was an important figure for the nationalist movement.

Salmond was in office when Scotland held a referendum on independence from the United Kingdom in 2014. In this first action, 55% voted in favor of remaining in the UK. After the 'Yes Scotland' movement was defeated, he resigned.

More recently, the possibility of a second referendum was put on the table, with the Supreme Court denying a second referendum in 2022.

Scotland and England have been politically united since 1707, but in 1999 Scotland had its own parliament and government in Edinburgh, which is responsible for public health, education, agriculture, security and other matters.