* One of the world's most reknown diplomats dies aged 100.
* The German refugee who made it to the helm of American politics between 1969 and 1977.
* Served as secretary of state and National security advisor in the administration of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
Henry Alfred Kissinger Kissinger was an American diplomat,political consultant and politician who came to the light with his diplomatic career that involved getting the United states out of the Vietnam war, negotiating nuclear peace deals with Russia and forging relations with Communist China
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The world remembers the fallen hero as the man who ignited the idea of real politik in masterminding the foreign policy of the United States though he has been widely criticised by many for pursuing unpopular policies that envolved gross abuse of human rights as well supporting dictatorial governments in Latin America.
The 1973 Nobel peace prize winner for peace notably due to his role in facilitating a ceasefire in Vietnam though the peace deal did not last long which saw him give out his medal to charity and as well opted to return his medal but nevertheless should be acknowledged for his role in geopolitics which saw America forge peace with the Soviet Union thus saving third world countries including the pearl of Africa from facing economic disdain because the period was highly characterised by development of post colonial African states.So in one way or another Kissinger's policies played a vital role in maintaining global peace.
Born in Germany in 1923,Kissinger came to the United States in 1938 as a Jewish Refugee fleeing Nazi persecution by then Swatsika leader Hitler
