| 45 Aug 16 Th |
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VJ Day |
| 49 Jan 31 Mo |
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Margaret Roberts selected Conservative candidate for Dartford |
| 50 Feb 23 Th |
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General Election: Labour Government formed (5 majority) |
| 51 Oct 25 Th |
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General Election: Conservative Government formed (13 majority) |
| 51 Dec 13 Th |
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[Chronology] |
Marriage of Margaret Roberts and Denis Thatcher |
| 53 Dec 1 Tu |
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MT took her bar finals |
| 55 Apr 5 Tu |
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Churchill resigned as Prime Minister; Eden succeeded |
| 55 May 26 Th |
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General Election: Conservative Government formed (58 majority) |
| 56 Feb 28 Tu |
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MT asked that her name be returned to Conservative candidates' list |
| 56 Jul 26 Th |
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Nasser announced nationalisation of Suez Canal |
| 56 Oct 30 Tu |
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Anglo-French ultimatum to Israel and Egypt; Soviet invasion of Hungary |
| 56 Oct 31 We |
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Anglo-French forces began action against Egypt; abandoned under US pressure 7 Nov |
| 57 Jan 9 We |
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[Chronology] |
Eden resigned as Prime Minister; Macmillan succeeded (10 Jan) |
| 57 Mar 25 Mo |
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Key |
[Chronology] |
Treaty of Rome |
| 58 Jan 6 Mo |
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Key |
[Chronology] |
Thorneycroft, Powell and Birch resigned as Treasury Ministers |
| 58 Jul 31 Th |
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Key |
[Chronology] |
MT adopted candidate for Finchley |
| 59 Oct 8 Th |
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[Chronology] |
General Election: Conservative Government formed (100 majority) |
| 60 Feb 3 We |
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[Chronology] |
Macmillan speaking in South Africa: "a wind of change is blowing through the continent" |
| 61 Oct 9 Mo |
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MT appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary (Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance) |
| 62 Jul 13 Fr |
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"Night of the Long Knives": 7 of 21 Cabinet Ministers sacked |
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