US EditionFormer New Zealand Prime Minister Jim Bolger Dies Aged 90
Jim Bolger, who led New Zealand through significant reforms in the 1990s, died peacefully after a battle with kidney failure, his family said.
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Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jim Bolger dies aged 90
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jim Bolger dies aged 90 Jim Bolger, New Zealand's prime minister from 1990 to 1997 who helped usher in a new era of reconciliation with indigenous Maori, died on Wednesday aged 90, his family said in a statement.Bolger had suffered kidney failure last year and had been undergoing dialysis. He died surrounded by his wife Joan, nine children and 18 grandchildren, the statement said. Bolger entered parliament in 19…
Former PM Jim Bolger dies, aged 90
This article first appeared at rnz.co.nz and is republished with permission. Jim Bolger, New Zealand’s prime minister for much of the 1990s, has died after battling kidney failure. In a statement, his family said Bolger died peacefully on Wednesday surrounded by his nine children, 18 grandchildren and wife Joan. It said over the period of his illness, Bolger and his family had greatly appreciated the support and companionship of so many friends …
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