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As controversial in death as in life: Tributes pour in for Henry Kissinger

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Henry Kissinger has proven to be as divisive in death as in life, as the world reacts to his passing.

Tributes and statements have begun pouring in for the influential US diplomat after he died aged 100 at his Connecticut home on Wednesday.

Kissinger leaves behind a complex legacy, remembered as a master of global politics by some and an alleged war criminal by others.

As President Richard Nixon’s National Security Advisor, he was responsible for negotiating the US’s exit from the unpopular Vietnam War.

He won a Nobel Peach Prize for his diplomatic work – but his when it emerged

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