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Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger, a controversial Nobel Peace Prize winner and diplomatic powerhouse whose service under two presidents left an indelible mark on US foreign policy, died on November 30, 2023, at age 100.
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27 May 1923
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US secretary of state Henry Kissinger (right) accepts food from Chinese premier Zhou Enlai during a state banquet in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in 1973. Photo: Bettmann
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Henry Kissinger pictured with Mao Zedong in 1975 as president Gerald Ford looks on. Photo: Reuters
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Henry Kissinger speaks during an interview in Singapore on November 6, 2018. Photo: AFP

Video | Life and death of Henry Kissinger

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