Former US first lady Nancy Reagan dies
Former US President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy wave while attending a gala celebrating his 83rd birthday in Washington in this 3 February 1994 file photo. Photo: Reuters
Los Angeles: Nancy Reagan, devoted wife and trusted confidant of late president Ronald Reagan, died Sunday at age 94 at her home in Los Angeles, a spokeswoman said.
‘The cause of death was congestive heart failure,’ said Joanne Drake, a spokeswoman for the former first lady.
She will be buried next to her husband at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, Drake said.
A former actress who brought Hollywood glamour to the White House, Nancy Reagan was her husband’s highly influential — and feared — protector during his 1981-1989 presidency, a role she took on with fervor after a gunman tried to kill him in 1981.
She made her own mark with her signature ‘Just Say No’ drug awareness campaign, launched in 1982.

AFP