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{{Infobox person|name=Madeleine Albright|honorific prefix=Secretary of State|image=Madeleine Albright.png|birth_name=Marie Jana Korbelová|birth_date=May 15, 1937|birth_place=Prague, [[Czechoslovakia]]|death_date=March 23, 2022|death_place=[[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States of America|United States]]|death_cause=Cancer}} | {{Infobox person|name=Madeleine Albright|honorific prefix=Secretary of State|image=Madeleine Albright.png|birth_name=Marie Jana Korbelová|birth_date=May 15, 1937|birth_place=Prague, [[Czechoslovakia]]|death_date=March 23, 2022|death_place=[[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States of America|United States]]|death_cause=Cancer|known=Being a war criminal, aiding in [[US imperialism]]}} | ||
'''Madeleine Albright''' was the [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] of the United States from 1997 to 2001 under [[Bill Clinton]]. | '''Madeleine Albright''' was the [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] of the United States from 1997 to 2001 under [[Bill Clinton]]. | ||
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In 1996, she said that the sanctions against [[Republic of Iraq|Iraq]], which killed hundreds of thousands of children, were "worth it."<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Gloria Oladipo|date=2022-03-23|title=‘A trailblazer’: political leaders pay tribute to Madeleine Albright|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/23/madeleine-albright-tributes-obama-bush-blair|retrieved=2022-03-23}}</ref> | In 1996, she said that the sanctions against [[Republic of Iraq|Iraq]], which killed hundreds of thousands of children, were "worth it."<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Gloria Oladipo|date=2022-03-23|title=‘A trailblazer’: political leaders pay tribute to Madeleine Albright|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/23/madeleine-albright-tributes-obama-bush-blair|retrieved=2022-03-23}}</ref> | ||
Albright was also involved in the 1999 bombing of [[ | Albright was also involved in the 1999 bombing of [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] and was accused of [[hate speech]] against Serbs.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Deana Kjuka|date=2012-10-29|title=Madeleine Albright's Scrap With Pro-Serbian Activists in a Prague Bookstore|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/10/madeleine-albrights-scrap-with-pro-serbian-activists-in-a-prague-bookstore/264245/|newspaper=The Atlantic|retrieved=2022-03-24}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Politicians in the United States]] | [[Category:Politicians in the United States]] | ||
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Secretary of State Madeleine Albright | |
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| Born | Marie Jana Korbelová May 15, 1937 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | March 23, 2022 Washington, D.C., United States |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Known for | Being a war criminal, aiding in US imperialism |
Madeleine Albright was the Secretary of State of the United States from 1997 to 2001 under Bill Clinton.
Controversies[edit | edit source]
In 1996, she said that the sanctions against Iraq, which killed hundreds of thousands of children, were "worth it."[1]
Albright was also involved in the 1999 bombing of Yugoslavia and was accused of hate speech against Serbs.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Gloria Oladipo (2022-03-23). "‘A trailblazer’: political leaders pay tribute to Madeleine Albright" Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ↑ Deana Kjuka (2012-10-29). "Madeleine Albright's Scrap With Pro-Serbian Activists in a Prague Bookstore" The Atlantic. Retrieved 2022-03-24.