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New York City authorities announced that Ivana Trump, the ex-wife of former President Donald Trump, has died from bruises caused by an accidental blow to her torso.
The Office of Forensic Medicine added that the death of Ivana, who was 73 years old, was caused by an accident.
And reports published by American media indicated that she fell down the stairs, in her residence.
Ivana was born in the former Czechoslovakia, and married Trump, in 1977, and the marriage lasted 15 years, until she divorced him in 1992.
“She was a wonderful, beautiful, amazing woman who had a beautiful, inspiring life,” Trump said.
Ivana has three children from Trump, Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric.
After their separation, Trump launched a line of beauty products, jewelry, and clothing, in her name.
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Donald and Ivana Trump in 1985
Ivana issued a book entitled “Raising Trump” in 2017, in which she said that she was responsible for all decisions regarding her children, until they entered university.
She confirmed in the book that her relationship with Trump became better after the divorce, and that she used to talk to him at least once a week.
The Trump family praised Ivana in a statement, saying, “She was a strong businessman, a world-class athlete, a responsible mother, a friend, and a radiant beauty.”
“Ivana Trump survived communism and enjoyed complete loyalty to this country,” the statement added, “teaching her children her strength, toughness, care, and determination.”
“It breaks my heart,” Ivanka Trump, who was known to be very attached to her mother, said on her Instagram account.
She added, “My mum was wonderful, charming, and cheerful. She was the epitome of strength and determination in every act she did. She lived her life to the full, never missing an opportunity to laugh and dance.”
Donald Trump, the second husband, was in Ivana’s life, who was married to an Austrian friend, who was a snowboarding instructor, and it was said that the purpose of the marriage was to legalize her status and obtain Austrian citizenship.
This marriage allowed her to leave Czechoslovakia, which was under the communist regime, without being considered a defector.