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Margaret Thatcher

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The Iron Lady
Recipient of Ronald Reagan Freedom Award.
Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter (LG) Appointment
The Path to Power published by HarperCollins
Memoirs of Britain's first female prime minister during her time in office.
Honorary Chancellor of William & Mary College
Philip Morris hires Thatcher as 'geopolitical consultant'
Elevated to the House of Lords as Baroness of Kesteven.
Margaret Thatcher retired from the House of Commons at the 1992 general election
Falklands celebrates inaugural Margaret Thatcher Day.
Honored with Orders of St John and Good Hope.
Thatcher resigns, Major succeeds.
Thatcher decides against second ballot
Conservative Leadership Election: First Ballot Results (204-152)
Resignation speech criticizes former leader.
International Response to Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait: Margaret Thatcher Joins Bush in Aspen
Order of Merit Appointment by Queen Elizabeth II
Return to Backbenches
Thatcher's Disagreement with Howe and Lawson in Madrid Council Encounter
Thatcher supports interest rate cut
Currency rose after being unlinked from other currencies on Thatcher's orders, exceeding 3DM.
Margaret Thatcher visited USSR
Anglo-US Summit at Camp David: Arms Control Statement Issued
Criticism of British support for US air raids on Libya
Hong Kong Joint Agreement Signed with China
Gorbachev visited Chequers: Margaret Thatcher described him as a man she could do business with
Failed IRA Attempt to Assassinate Cabinet Members in Brighton Bombing
Royal Society Fellowship Awarded
Reagan announced Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), An unexpected endorsement came from British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Return to the Falkland Islands.
Named Time's Woman of the Year, leading the Falklands War and achieving a British victory.
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