Margaret Thatcher was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, holding the position from 1979 to 1990. She implemented conservative policies known as Thatcherism and was given the nickname "The Iron Lady" for her strong opposition to the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Thatcher had a remarkable political career, becoming the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century.

1. Margaret Hilda Thatcher is a British politician and longest-serving British prime
minister of the 20th century, and the only woman to have held the post. Dubbed
the "Iron Lady" for her firm opposition to the Soviet Union, she implemented a
number of conservative policies that have come to be known as Thatcherism.

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3. Margaret Thatcher's political career has been one
of the most remarkable of modern times.

4. Margaret Thatcher Time Line
 1925- Margaret Thatcher was born on 13 October.
 1943- Went to Oxford.
 1946- She was elected as President of Oxford
Conservative Association.
Margaret Thatcher
at a friend's
house, summer
1935.

5.  1949- Moved to Dart Ford to contest for Member of
Parliament.
 1961- She was promoted to the front bench as
Parliamentary Undersecretary at the Ministry of
Pensions and National Insurance.
 1979- Margaret Thatcher became the Prime Minister
of UK on 4 May.

6.  Thatcher attends the Washington memorial service marking the 5th anniversary of the 11 September
2001 attacks, pictured with Dick Cheney and his wife

7.  1990- Protest against the Poll Tax policy was
held at Trafalgar Square, London on 31
March.
 1990- Geoffrey Howe resigned from his
position of Deputy Prime Minister.
 1990- Resignation of Margaret Thatcher was
announced.

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9.  1992- Margaret Thatcher became a member of the
House of Lords in 1992.
 1993- Served as Chancellor of the College of William
and Mary in Virginia 1993 to 2000.
 2003- Sir Denis Thatcher Died on 26 June.

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11. 2007- She became first Prime
Minister honored with a statue in
the House of Parliament, while
still alive.

12. Any woman who understands the problems of
running a home will be nearer to understanding
the problems of running a country.
Margaret Thatcher

13.  I, personally, love Margaret Thatcher for her
honesty, bluntness and strength of character.

14. By Creşciuc Cristina