margaret thatcher

Margaret Hila Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (née Roberts; born 13 October 1925) is a British politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She is the first and to date only woman to hold either post.

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In April 2000 the portrait of this living woman was moved from the Contemporary section to History
20th century world leader whose name is an anagram of "That Great Charmer"
Francois Mitterand said this world leader "has the lips of Marilyn Monroe and the eyes of Caligula"
On June 11 she was elected to a third & final term as British prime minister
In June 1987 she became the first British prime minister in the 20th c. elected to 3 straight terms
She practiced tax law after giving up chemistry & in 1979 became prime minister of Great Britain
The Falkland Islands war tested the mettle of this "Iron Lady"
She is the first woman to head a British political party
This British prime minister won a rare third term in June
After her election, this British prime minister said that she owed "everything to my father"
Britain's first female P.M., her popularity soared after Falklands war
This P.M. of England said her objective was to "destroy Socialism"
A 1990 Commons debate on closer ties with Europe brought on her famous shout of "No! No! No!"
Her title is Baroness of Kesteven
After 11 1/2 years in office, she resigned as British prime minister in 1990
In 1994 this former British prime minister was installed as chancellor of the college of William And Mary
In 1993 she published "The Downing Street Years", a memoir of her time as prime minister
By her last name, this 20th century British prime minister might have been a roofer
In 1995 this former British prime minister published her 2nd volume of memoirs, "The Path to Power"
This British prime minister was called "The Grocer's Daughter"
In 1992 this former British prime minister was made a baroness
In 1975 she became the first woman to head a major British political party
She won 3 straight elections for British prime minister, but had to resign in 1990
Asked who wore the trousers, this British prime minister's husband responded, "I do, and I also wash and iron them"
A bag owned by this woman who "handbagged" British political foes was purchased in 2000 for $150,000
"Girls Rule" could have been her slogan in the 1980s
After the 1979 electoral defeat of the Labour Party, she took over for Prime Minister James Callaghan
...Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands
This British PM signed the agreement to return Hong Kong to Chinese control in 1997
She replaced James Callaghan May 4, 1979
John Major as PM took his whole salary, not continuing the reduced rate this immediate predecessor took
A "Major" change was the designation, so Britain accepted her '90 resignation
Of this prime minister, Austin Mitchell said, "She is democratic enough to talk down to anyone"
She is the British baroness seen here as she looked in the 1980s
"If one leads a country such as Britain... then you must have a touch of iron about you"
Her 11 1/2 years as prime minister was the longest consecutive term since the Earl of Liverpool in the early 19th century
"Iron" British prime minister:1979-1990
One of Reagan's last official acts as president was writing a thank-you note to this world leader
An IRA bomb at Brighton's Grand Hotel failed to take out this British P.M. who was there
One of Ronald Reagan's last official acts as president was writing a thank you note to this British leader
Previous jobs on her resume would include research chemist, lawyer & prime minister of Great Britain
On June 11, 2004 this ex-British P.M. delivered a videotaped eulogy for Ronald Reagan at Washington's National Cathedral
In 1969 this politician predicted, "No woman in my time will be prime minister"; she was wrong
Check out this famous British woman's 2002 book "Statecraft: Strategies for a Changing World"
"The Downing Street Years"
"In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman", said this British leader
She's written 2 volumes of memoirs: "The Downing Street Years" & "Path to Power"
In 1975 balloting for Tory leader, there were 19 votes each for Prior and Howe but 146 votes for her
While attending Oxford in the 1940s, this Brit became president of the university Conservative Association
The first female British prime minister, she lead Great Britain for the entire 1980s
In 1982 this "Iron Lady" prime minister ordered an attack to stop Argentina from claiming the Falkland Islands

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