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Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to sit on the US Supreme Court, has died aged 93.
She died on Friday morning in Phoenix, Arizona due to complications related to dementia and a respiratory illness, a statement by the US Supreme Court said.
Justice O'Connor was appointed to America's highest court by former US president Ronald Reagan in 1981.
She served as justice for more than 24 years until her retirement in 2006.
A moderate conservative, former president George W Bush appointed Justice Samuel Alito as her replacement.
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