Margaret Thatcher, one of the most important British politicians of the 20th century, has died of a stroke at the age of 87. She was the first woman to become U.K. prime minister and Britain's only prime minister of the 20th century to win three consecutive terms. ...
Richard Longworth of the Chicago Tribune described Thatcher in 1989 as "perhaps the most admired, hated, fascinating, boring, radical and conservative leader in the western world."
The next year she would be forced from office by her own party. ...
When the Conservatives were back in power under Edward Heath, Thatcher was the secretary of state for education and science, the only woman in the cabinet. She got attention when she abolished a free milk program for school children, and was dubbed 'Thatcher the milk snatcher' by the Labour opposition. ...
[The nickname the Iron Lady] originated in the Russian media after she harshly denounced Soviet expansionism and questioned the long-standing Western policy of detente with the Soviet Union in 1976.
Margaret Thatcher maintained a close relationship with then U.S. president Ronald Reagan. Margaret Thatcher maintained a close relationship with then U.S. president Ronald Reagan. ...
Once in office Thatcher slashed the tax rates for the wealthiest Britons, increased the value-added tax (VAT), reduced government subsidies and began to sell off state-owned enterprises and public housing.
The number of unemployed quickly doubled. ...
Thatcher is also remembered for her refusal to join 48 other Commonwealth nations, including Canada, in implementing sanctions against the apartheid regime in South Africa. ...
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