Bio of Margaret Thatcher
POST-POLITICS
June 30, 1992
Takes her place in the upper House of Lords as Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven.
Feb 5, 1994
Becomes chancellor of College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
May 1997
Endorses William Hague as he becomes new Conservative leader.
March 26, 1999
Pays controversial visit to right-wing former Chilean president Augusto Pinochet.
June 26, 2003
Husband Denis dies.
June 11, 2004
Attends funeral in Washington for former US president Ronald Reagan.
Oct 13, 2005
Celebrates 80th birthday with party at chic London hotel with Queen Elizabeth among the guests.
Oct 14, 2010
Misses her 85th birthday party at Downing Street with flu before being admitted to a hospital with infection.
December 20, 2012
Admitted to a hospital after procedure to remove growth from her bladder.
April 8, 2013
Dies aged 87 after a stroke.
AFP