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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> | ||
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[[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
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
- ↑ 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.