Former U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger has died aged 100.
A key figure in U.S. politics, Kissinger served under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
He worked to end America’s involvement in the Vietnam War.
Henry Kissinger’s legacy
Kissinger jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 with North Vietnam negotiator Le Duc Tho for brokering a ceasefire in the Vietnam War. Le Duc Tho declined the award.
He was criticised for his role in destabilising a democratically-elected Chilean government, approving Indonesia’s invasion of East Timor, and supporting Pakistan’s genocide in Bangladesh, during his time in office.
In the 2010s, Kissinger served on the board of Theranos. The start-up falsely claimed it had the ability to test for multiple diseases with a small amount of blood.
