A page in the history of the 20th century is turning. Henry Kissinger, a great figure in United States diplomacy with sometimes controversial facets, who was Secretary of State under Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, has died at the age of 100, his organization announced on Wednesday.
A key player in world diplomacy during the Cold War, Henry Kissinger “died today in his house in Connecticut,” said the same source, without specifying the reason for his death.
An influential voice even after its withdrawal
Born in 1923 in Germany, this man with a gravelly voice and strong German accent remained famous and an influential voice for decades after leaving his responsibilities in international affairs.
Initiating rapprochement with Moscow and Beijing in the 1970s, this Nobel Peace Prize winner also saw his image tarnished by dark pages in the history of the United States, such as support for the 1973 coup d’état in Chile or the invasion of East Timor in 1975 and, of course, the Vietnam War.