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Former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond has died at the age of 69.
Mr Salmond had been giving a speech in north Macedonia this morning and his cause of death has not yet been announced.
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Salmond was born in Linlithgow in 1954 and was educated at St Andrew’s University where he studied Economics and Medieval History.
It was here that Salmond first dabbled in nationalist politics and after several years working in banking following graduation, he was elected to parliament in 1987 as the MP for Banff and Buchan.