Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who for decades championed Scotland’s independence from the U.K., has died.

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Public figures across Scotland and the United Kingdom have paid tribute to the former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, who died Saturday at the age of 69. Salmond, a leading figure in the Scottish independence movement,