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  1. The Conservative Party, which was finally pronounced dead from multiple unnatural causes on July 5 2024, was born in 1832. ... when Margaret Thatcher was elected as its leader.

  2. Died: April 8, 2013, London (aged 87) Title / Office: The Most Noble Order of the Garter (1995) prime minister (1979-1990), United Kingdom. Political Affiliation: Conservative Party. Role In: Falkland Islands War. Top Questions. What is Margaret Thatcher best known for? When did Margaret Thatcher become prime minister of the UK?

  3. On 12 October 1984 the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) attempted to assassinate members of the British government, including the prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, at the Grand Hotel in Brighton, England. Five people were killed, including the Conservative MP and Deputy Chief Whip Sir Anthony Berry; over thirty people were ...

  4. FILE - Britain’s Margaret Thatcher waves in celebration at Conservative Party headquarters in London in the early hours of May 4, 1979, after winning the General Election. At right is her son Mark. Britain’s upcoming general election on July 4, 2024, is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the first time in 14 years.

  5. Margaret Thatcher was the British prime minister at the time of the Falkland Islands War. Under her supervision, the British government declared a war zone for 200 miles (320 km) around the Falkland Islands.

  6. Margaret Thatcher 's term as the prime Minister of the United Kingdom began on 4 May 1979 when she accepted an invitation of Queen Elizabeth II to form a government, and ended on 28 November 1990 upon her resignation.

  7. Jun 30, 2024 · Britain’s general election in 1979 is without doubt the most consequential since 1945, with Margaret Thatcher becoming the country’s first female prime minister on a radical Conservative...