Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has died at the age of 69, British media reports said on Saturday.

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 referendum of 2014,

Alex Salmond, former first minister of Scotland and ardent supporter of Scottish independence from the United Kingdom, has died. He was 69 years old. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday said Salmond was a “monumental figure” in British and Scottish politics.

By Sachin Ravikumar and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Scottish former First Minister Alex Salmond, who helped change the course of Scottish politics and pushed Scotland to the verge of independence from the United Kingdom,

Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has died at 69, according to statements from Scotland’s main political parties and UK media reports.

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.

For more than 30 years, Alex Salmond was a monumental figure of Scottish and UK politics. He leaves behind a lasting legacy. As