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1979: Election victory for Margaret Thatcher
BBC ^ | 5/4/23 GMT | BBC

Posted on 05/03/2023 5:20:42 PM PDT by DallasBiff

The Conservative Party has won the general election making Margaret Thatcher Britain's first ever woman prime minister.

Mrs Thatcher arrived at Downing Street to take over from James Callaghan after her party won an overall majority of 43 seats.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: thatcher; uk
Sheesh has it been 44 years, I remember this like yesterday.

Wonder what her criticism would be about wokeness.

1 posted on 05/03/2023 5:20:42 PM PDT by DallasBiff
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2 posted on 05/03/2023 6:32:58 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan, Pope John Paul II, Lech Walesa, and Mikhail Gorbachev were all the right people at the right time who brought a peaceful end to the cold war.


3 posted on 05/03/2023 7:19:37 PM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.)
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