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Ronald Reagan 1911–2004


Below are links to and excerpts of comments from assorted past and present Asian leaders on the late President Reagan as reported by various news sources.

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun
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He made great efforts to overcome the Cold War. In particular, it will be highly evaluated that he made so many achievements for peace and stabilisation in the Korean peninsula and helped bolster the alliance between South Korea and the United States. South Koreans will remember that.

[and]

I present my deepest condolence to the people of the United States. The late Mr. Reagan worked very hard to overcome the Cold War between the East and West and contributed to the strengthening of the basis of South Korea-U.S. alliance.



Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro
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The foundation of the Japan-US alliance that now serves as a driving force to solve international issues with other countries was built during President Reagan's era.



former Japanese Prime Minister Nakasone Yasuhiro
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He respected Japan and Japanese culture. He was Japan's best friend. […] I would like to offer my sincerest prayer. […] He was a great president who led liberalism to a victory against communism in the Cold War.



Chinese government statement
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The former American president Ronald Reagan has died in California. China's Chairman Hu Jintao and Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing telegrammed President Bush and Secretary of State Powell expressing their condolences, as well as sent a message to Mrs. Reagan and surviving family members.



President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan
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For the Republic of China [Taiwan], Reagan will be remembered as a good friend whose support helped the island survive many crises, and his death is an immeasurable loss both to the country and to the world.



Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Tony Tan of Singapore
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On behalf of Singapore, myself and all my colleagues, I would like to express our deepest condolences to his family, his wife and to the people of US. Mr Reagan was a great president. He restored the faith of Americans in America, in American values, and ideals. He will leave a lasting legacy not only on the US but in his commitment to freedom, liberty and democracy and in his belief in as he said: 'the magic of the free market'.



Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf
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The news of president Reagan's death has greatly saddened us. Reagan will be remembered for his great vision and commitment to freedom. His contribution in securing world peace has earned him a permanent place in history.

[and also]

President Reagan will be remembered for his great vision and commitment to freedom. His contribution in securing world peace has earned him a permanent place in history. Ronald Reagan was not only one of the greatest American presidents, but also a very close friend and ally of Pakistan.



External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh of India
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President Reagan has been a special friend of India and we salute his initiative that led to 1985 being celebrated as a year of India in the US.



Former Georgian President and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze
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I am very heartbroken, very heartbroken. He was one of the biggest partners for me - not only for me but for the Soviet authorities. By the way, you know what Bush told Gorbachev and me? If you manage to convince Reagan, if you manage to agree with Reagan, everything will be decided the way you have agreed. Reagan is a real man. These are the words of Bush senior.



Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev
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I feel great regret.

Reagan was a statesman who, despite all disagreements that existed between our countries at the time, displayed foresight and determination to meet our proposals halfway and change our relations for the better, stop the nuclear race, start scrapping nuclear weapons, and arrange normal relations between our countries.



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Beautiful tributes! Those statements should make all Americans proud.

First Lady Mrs. Reagan was extremely instrumental in her husband's success and both she and President Reagan shall always be remembered as a great team.

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Of all the tributes the one that got me was this. Isn't satire the best form of homage?

from The Onion, 1996.

SIMI VALLEY, CA--Slave manpower was doubled this week in an effort to
assure that erection of the gigantic Reagan Pyramid remains on schedule,
and will be completed in time for the 40th President's mummification and
ascension into the Afterworld upon death.

With doctors concurring that the former leader, suffering from
Alzheimer's, is expected to die within two years, swift completion of the
towering structure is "of paramount priority," according to Republican
party insiders.

"Only the most gigantic tomb ever created will be worthy of the Great
Communicator," said former Reagan Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger.
"As his mortal subjects, it is our holy duty to provide Reagan with a
burial commensurate with his stature, in order that he may enter the Realm
of Death bedecked with raiments and honors so that he may take his
rightful place beside the mighty Sun God, Ra."

From his ranch estate, the bedridden Reagan responded, saying, "Ra."
According to project overseer and Reagan Attorney General Edwin Meese, the
118,000-ton pyramid, which is visible from a distance of over 40 miles and
has already cost the lives of some 50,000 slaves, will serve not only as
Reagan's conduit to the Empire of the Gods, but also as an earthly
repository of the deified Republican's vast wealth.

"Buried with Reagan will be his finest treasures," Meese said, "including
2,500 MX intercontinental ballistic missiles, 15 Stealth bombers, a golden
chalice of jelly beans and his most prized servant, George Bush."

Bush told reporters, "It is my honor and duty to have my sinus passages
ceremonially packed with sand before my still-living, pain-racked body is
forever locked with my leader's within the Great Reagan's final resting
place. Let us all praise Osiris."

The former President's mummified husk will be placed in the burial chamber
as perfectly intact as possible. To this end, Reagan's internal organs
have already been removed and preserved, encased in ornate protective
ceramic vessels and sealed in beeswax.

"This is the spleen that brought down the Evil Russian Empire," said
Reagan Chief of Staff James Baker, holding aloft several of Reagan's
just-removed innards. "And these are the lungs that ended the Great Iran
Hostage Crisis, caused by his weak predecessor, Carter I. Hail Reagan."

According to reports, the massive burial monument staggers the imagination
of all who behold it in its sheer splendor and majesty. Exquisite
engravings, inlaid with gold and silver leaf and precious jewels, depict
the cycle of the Reaganic Creation Myth, with the deified Reagan
symbolically castrated by his mother, giving birth to the sun and moon,
and then being dismembered by Set, his scattered bodily fragments forming
the stars of the night sky.

Despite the great sanctity of its Inner Chamber, the Reagan Pyramid may
attract Hittite raiders bent on desecrating and robbing it of its vast
treasuries of gold, jewels, fine dyed cloth, rare Hollywood movie stills
and a parchment from A.D.. 1982 depicting a $1.3 trillion Defense
Department budget increase.

"Thieves and infidels must not violate the Great Reagan's sanctity!"
Reagan high-priest Michael Deaver said. "All those who tread these halls
without the Seven Keys of Sununu will die victims of the dreaded Curse of
Reagan's Tomb!"

He later added, "Mwahh ha ha ha ha!"

The tomb will also be protected from Hittite marauders by a fleet of
overhead Stealth bombers, biological and chemical warfare installations
surrounding its base, and a $200 billion orbital "Star Wars" defense
system.

Though the tomb itself will be off limits to all non-divine earthly
beings, the general public will be allowed access to a nearby altar and
bronze idol of Reagan, where Republican pilgrims may come to worship the
former President and petition his intervention in prayer.

A gigantic statuary portrait of the President, standing over 100 feet
high, will also gaze down on worshippers from a gigantic pedestal adorned
with the inscription, "I Am Ronald Wilson Reagan, King of Kings. Look On
My Works, Ye Mighty, And Despair."

From his bed, Reagan praised the work of his mortal subjects: "Pill
lady," he said. "Pill."

Farewell Mr. Reagan.

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Okay, you have far too many resources at your fingertips.
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The Onion is a well-known source of political satire. Check it out!

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Thanks ccwf! Checked it out and on the list.
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ccwf, you read The Onion? Wow, I thought I was the only one. Sometimes it has some bad articles, but the political satire does make me want to read it whenever I can. I remember there was this great article titled: "Relations Break Down Between Us and Them." There's this picture of Donald Rumsfeld making a speech and this world map behind him labeling the United States "Us" and the rest of the world "Them." Despite its' sometimes strange articles, I think the Onion is definitely worth reading.

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ccwf, you read The Onion?

Not per se, but I'm on a political discussion mailing list, where articles from The Onion pop up from time to time. (They also show up occasionally by reference at news sites and elsewhere.)

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most of my teachers last week were talking about how reagan was wonderful president and etc. and on friday morning there was a tribute to reagan at the flagpole in front of my school. the vice principle called the band in like, the last minute so i had to get up early on friday.

but seeing what people are doing for the death of reagan is amazing. that just shows how much of a president he is.

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asfreeasthewind - how wonderful to be chosen to participate in such a significant tribute. You certainly must have a special feeling for doing so. Kudos to your school administrators for initiating the commeration. Hope you continue w/your music. Being in the band I am sure you already realize music can take you to many places and events where you bring much joy to others. There are no boundaries. Much happiness to you along your educational journey.
 
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