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Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve Chair, dies at 100
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Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve Chair, dies at 100
Alan Greenspan, who led the U.S. Federal Reserve for nearly two decades, has died at his Washington home at age 100.
- Greenspan's wife, NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell, announced that he died Monday morning from complications of Parkinson's disease.
- Greenspan served as Federal Reserve chair from 1987 to January 2006 under four U.S. presidents from both parties.
- He led the central bank through the 1987 Black Monday crash, the 1997 Asian financial crisis, the dot-com bubble, and the September 11, 2001 attacks.
- The Federal Reserve expressed "deep sadness" at his death, praising his contributions to monetary policy and economic thought.
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