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Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (12 June 1897 – 14 January 1977) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1955 until his resignation in 1957.
Jun 8, 2024 · Anthony Eden (born June 12, 1897, Windlestone, Durham, England—died January 14, 1977, Alvediston, Wiltshire) was a British foreign secretary in 1935–38, 1940–45, and 1951–55 and prime minister from 1955 to 1957.
Sir Anthony Eden. Conservative 1955 to 1957. Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden is best known for his controversial handling of the Suez crisis in 1956, during the second year of his premiership.
Anthony Eden © Eden was a British Conservative politician who served as foreign secretary in three different decades and became prime minister in 1955. His premiership was...
About Sir Anthony Eden. Anthony Eden had been waiting for the premiership for a decade. When he finally became Prime Minister in 1955, he quickly called a general election, winning a renewed majority. But he soon embroiled his premiership in a crisis over the Suez Canal.
Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon KG MC PC (12 June 1897–14 January 1977) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He was better known throughout his time in office as Sir Anthony Eden. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. Eden was one of the best-known politicians of his generation.
Jan 15, 1977 · Robert Anthony Eden spent more than 30 years in public life, but when he finally became Prime Minister in 1955, his tenure lasted only 21 months and ended in a gloomy fiasco for Britain and...
Statesman and nobleman Anthony Eden (1897-1977) briefly succeeded Winston Churchill as prime minister of Britain during its disastrous invasion of Suez in 1956. From a wealthy and privileged background, Robert Anthony Eden was born on June 12, 1897, at Windlestone Hall near Bishop Auckland, Durham.
Anthony Eden is perhaps best known for his decision, as Prime Minister, to launch a military operation against Nasser’s Egypt in 1956, the so-called Suez Crisis.
Jul 21, 2006 · The sick leader of a declining power is the prevailing verdict of the history books on Sir Anthony Eden. He entered Downing Street as Churchill's dashing and glamourous natural successor and a...
