What is Margaret Thatcher best known for?

What is Margaret Thatcher best known for?

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, DStJ, PC, FRS, HonFRSC (née Roberts; 13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013), was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.

Did the Queen like Maggie Thatcher?

Despite their rocky history, the two women developed a mutual respect throughout their years-long relationship, both during and after Thatcher’s time as prime minister. Later in life, the queen attended Thatcher’s 80th birthday party, as well as her funeral in 2013.

How old was Margaret Thatcher when died?

87 years (1925–2013)
Margaret Thatcher/Age at death
On 8 April 2013, former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, died of a stroke at the Ritz Hotel, London, at the age of 87. On 17 April, she was honoured with a ceremonial funeral.

What was Margaret Thatcher’s nickname?

Attilla the Hen
Iron LadyMaggie
Margaret Thatcher/Nicknames

Who is the Iron Girl of India?

Irom Chanu Sharmila

Irom Chanu Sharmila (Iron Lady)
Born	14 March 1972 Kongpal, Imphal, Manipur, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Civil rights activist, political activist, poet
Known for	Hunger strike against Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act

What is the meaning of Thatcher?

countable noun. A thatcher is a person whose job is making roofs from straw or reeds.

Did Michael Shea betray the Queen?

Shea denied ever leaking the queen’s opinions. As The Guardian explained in its obituary of Shea, who died in 2009, the then-press secretary admitted to speaking with a Sunday Times reporter but denied being the source who outed the queen’s political leanings.

Did Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret get along?

Despite their oftentimes contentious relationship, Elizabeth was gutted when Margaret died in 2002. How was their relationship at the end of Margaret’s life? As it was throughout their life—fractious. Margaret was tiresome and solicitous, but they were both very loving.

Who was Iron Lady?

“The Iron Lady” is a nickname of Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013), the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom.

Who is Margaret Thatcher’s daughter?

Carol Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher/Daughters
Carol Jane Thatcher (born 15 August 1953) is an English journalist, author and media personality. She is the daughter of Margaret Thatcher, the British prime minister from 1979 to 1990, and Denis Thatcher.

What’s the longest hunger strike?

India’s Mahatma Gandhi staged several hunger strikes to protest British rule, the longest said to have been 21 days. Bobby Sands, a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), starved himself to death in 1981 after 66 days on hunger strike while demanding to be treated as a political prisoner, not as a criminal.

What was Indira Gandhi’s nickname?

Indira Gandhi
Alma mater	Visva-Bharati University (dropped out) Somerville College, Oxford (dropped out)
Awards	Bharat Ratna (1971) Bangladesh Freedom Honour (2011)
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Nickname(s)	see article