In the US, died Nancy Reagan – RBC

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In Los -Andzhelese 95 th year of life died the former first lady Nancy Reagan. She was the wife of 40th US President Ronald Reagan, who held this post from 1981 to 1989.

Former US first lady Nancy Reagan died on 95 th year of life. This was reported on the website of Ronald Reagan Foundation.

Reagan died at his home in Los Angeles. The cause of death was congestive heart failure.

Nancy Reagan was the wife of 40th US President Ronald Reagan, who held this post from 1981 to 1989.

Nancy Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins ) I was born in 1921 in New York City and grew up in Maryland. In the years 1940-1950 she was an actress and starred in several Hollywood films under the name Nancy Davis. For Reagan, she married in 1952 when he led the Guild actors.

In the years 1967-1975, when Reagan was governor of California, his wife began to work with charitable organizations, according to the White House Web site. In the future, she paid a lot of attention to veterans and pensioners, as well as people with emotional and physical disabilities. Reagan has provided significant support and programs to combat drug and alcohol abuse.

In 1994, Ronald Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, since then and until his death in 2004, Nancy Reagan took care of her husband. After his death, she became an active advocate for stem cell research.