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2 days ago · Prime Minister Harold Macmillan gave the famous "Wind of Change" speech in South Africa in February 1960, where he spoke of "the wind of change blowing through this continent". Macmillan urgently wanted to avoid the same kind of colonial war that France was fighting in Algeria. Under his premiership decolonisation proceeded rapidly.
1 day ago · Alec Douglas-Home. Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT, PC ( / ˈhjuːm /; 2 July 1903 – 9 October 1995), styled as Lord Dunglass between 1918 and 1951 and the Earl of Home from 1951 until 1963, was a British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964.
2 days ago · Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma [n 1] (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British statesman, naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family. He was born in the United Kingdom to the prominent Battenberg family.
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5 days ago · Britain, 1950-1960 Trivia Quiz. This is a quiz about the main political events in Britain and in the world - from a British point of view, between 1950 and 1960. If you were alive at that time you may remember what was in the headlines. If not, well good luck anyway. A multiple-choice quiz by flem-ish . Estimated time: 6 mins. Last 3 plays ...
3 days ago · Harold Macmillan (1894-1986) was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Stockton-on-Tees in 1924, and served as Leader of the Conservative Party for the duration of his term as Prime Minister. He was the last Prime Minister who was born during the reign of Queen Victoria, and the last to have served during World War I.
4 days ago · Answer: Harold Macmillan. Dwight D. Eisenhower was US President from January 20, 1953 to January 20, 1961. Harold Macmillan was UK Prime Minister from January 10, 1957 to October 19, 1963. 4. George Washington. Answer: William Pitt the Younger. George Washington was US President from April 30, 1789 to March 4, 1797.
