Bob Hawke, one of Australia's longest-serving prime ministers and a champion of the trade union movement, has died peacefully at the age of 89
Known affectionately as"Hawkie," Hawke was Australia's prime minister from 1983 to 1991, winning four elections and becoming the country's third longest-serving leader.His wife, Blanche D'Alpuget, released a statement on Thursday describing her husband as"the greatest Australian of the post-war era.
Famous for his bouffant hair and cheeky sense of humor, Hawke reportedly held the world record for skolling a yard of beer in the quickest time when he was a student at Oxford.When an Australian yacht won the America's Cup in September 1983, Hawke famously declared,"Any boss who sacks anyone for not turning up today is a bum.
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