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the topic "Margaret Thatcher"
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1925 Born
1975 Margaret Thatcher defeats Edward HeathEdward Heath Sir Edward Richard George 'Ted' Heath, KG [i], MBE [i] , ...
for the leadership of the UK Conservative PartyConservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party is currently the second largest political party [i] in the United Kingdom [i] in ...
in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state [i] tha ...
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1979ConservativesConservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party is currently the second largest political party [i] in the United Kingdom [i] in ...
win the BritishUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state [i] tha ...
general election; Margaret Thatcher becomes the new prime minister.
1982 Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, disappears in the SaharaSahara The Sahara is the world's largest hot desert [i], and second largest desert [i] at over 9,000,000 km, a ...
during Paris-Dakar rally. He is rescued January 14.
1983ConservativeConservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party is currently the second largest political party [i] in the United Kingdom [i] in ...
Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United KingdomPrime Minister of the United Kingdom The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [i] is in ...
since 1979, wins a landslide victory (42% of the popular vote) over Michael Foot, who led a highly-divided and weakened Labour PartyLabour Party (UK) The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the main left-wing [i] political party [i] ...
which earned only 28% of the vote. The much improved economy (after 2-3 years of restructuring), her victory in the Falkands, as well as shrinking unemployment rates consolidates her election victory.
1987 1987 election: Margaret Thatcher is elected as Prime Minister of the United KingdomPrime Minister of the United Kingdom The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [i] is in ...
for the third time.
1990 Margaret Thatcher announces she will not contest the second ballot of the leadership election for the Conservative PartyConservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party is currently the second largest political party [i] in the United Kingdom [i] in ...
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