2023-11-30 03:47:24
Washington: Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger passed away. He was 100 years old. Died at his home in Connecticut. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1973 for bringing regarding a ceasefire in Vietnam.
He was instrumental in the US withdrawal from Vietnam and the establishment of relations with China. His 100th birthday was celebrated recently. At the same time, he was criticized for his involvement in the Vietnam War and his support for anti-communist dictators in Latin America. It has also been widely criticized for being war-mongering.
Kissinger was born in South Germany in 1923. After Nazi persecution, he immigrated to America with his family in 1938. He became a US citizen in 1943 and served in the army for three years. In 1969, he was appointed as National Security Advisor by then US President Richard Nixon. Later with Foreign Secretary.
His wife is 50-year-old Nancy Magnus Kissinger. He has two children and five grandchildren from his first marriage.
Summary: Former US Secretary of State and noted diplomat Henry Kissinger dies at 100
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