April 13, 2026

Henry Kissinger

  • Former United States secretary of state Henry Kissinger passed away at the age of 100.
  • Kissinger had a significant effect on US foreign policy and external affairs and he served under two presidents — Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford — between 1969 and 1977.
  • Kissinger had also won a controversial Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating America’s exit from Vietnam war, which led to the resignations of two Nobel committee members and inquiries into the US’ secret bombing of Cambodia.
  • In 1971 war for liberation of Bangladesh, Kissinger supported Pakistan against India.
  • He successfully reestablished diplomatic relations between the United States and China.

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