Brexit wins. In a historic vote that deals a blow to the notion of greater European unity, the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union by a 52-48 margin — forcing the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron, who will step down in October, and sending global financial markets plunging on Friday, Reuters and others reported.

Britain is the first country to vote to leave the European Union. From its original six founding countries — Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands — the EU currently has 28 member nations. (The U.K. joined it in 1973.)

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“World stocks headed for one of the biggest slumps on record, and billions of dollars were wiped off the value of European companies,” said a report in Reuters. “Britain’s big banks took a $130 billion battering, with Lloyds and Barclays falling as much as 30 percent.”

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Cameron led the “Remain” campaign and first called for the referendum three years ago.

“The British people have made the very clear decision to take a different path and as such I think the country requires fresh leadership to take it in this direction,” he said in a televised address outside 10 Downing Street. “I do not think it would be right for me to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination.”

He also said, “The will of the British people is an instruction that must be delivered.”

The Financial Times put it this way: “David Cameron’s defeat has produced a dramatic spectacle that ranks with anything we have seen since the fall of Margaret Thatcher.”

With his wife, Samantha, standing by his side, Cameron said he had told the Queen of his decision to remain in place for the time being. He’ll turn the job over to a new prime minister in October, by the time of the Conservative conference, the BBC reported.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, is currently in Turnberry, Scotland, for the reopening of a refurbished golf resort, along with his three oldest children. Shortly after arriving, he responded to a question about the EU vote. “I think it’s a great thing that’s happened. It’s an amazing vote, very historic.”

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He added, “People are angry all over the world. They’re angry over borders, they’re angry over people coming into the country and taking over and nobody even knows who they are. They’re angry about many, many things in the U.K., the U.S., and many other places. This will not be the last.” In a press conference, he also said he sees parallels between the U.K. exit and the U.S.

To read more about Brexit and what it means, click here.