MSPs paid tribute at Holyrood to former SNP MSP and MP Winnie Ewing, who died in June aged 93.
The former parliamentarian passed away aged 93 in June.
Ewing was credited with helping to turn the Nationalists from a fringe protest movement into a modern political party capable of winning elections.Yousaf said: "With her passing, my party mourns the loss of a giant of our movement, both in terms of contribution and sheer force of personality.
Her son Fergus, who is also an MSP, was sitting next to his sister Annabelle while she spoke in the chamber.
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