Wim duisenberg death penalty

He was a tireless advocate of Europe's single currency

Wim Duisenberg, the former European Central Bank chief who helped create the euro currency, has been found dead.

The 70-year-old drowned following cardiac problems at his house in France, a regional prosecutor said.

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The former Dutch finance minister was the ECB's first president, and oversaw the introduction of the single European currency in 2002.

He had stepped down in 2003 after five years in the job.

"Mr Duisenberg contributed with force and conviction to the success of one of the most significant projects of recent European history," said Joaquin Almunia, European commissioner for economic and monetary affairs.

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Under Mr Duisenberg, the euro evolved from being only a market-traded currency into coins and notes in the pockets of people in 12 European countries.

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