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This led me to a thorough academic article on Anthony Eden’s medical history, a possibly botched gallbladder removal, several subsequent surgeries, and what could be called a decades-long addiction to amphetamines, and possibly morphine. Apparently, there is much academic debate as to whether Prime Minister Eden’s physical health status ...
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. Eden made it very plain when justifying this action that he was acting to protect British commercial interests centred on the recently nationalised Suez Canal. However, drawing on ...
The prime minister of Sweden ( Swedish: statsminister literally translates as "minister of state") is the head of government of Sweden. The prime minister and their cabinet (the government) exercise executive authority in the Kingdom of Sweden and are subject to the Parliament of Sweden. The prime minister is nominated by the speaker of the ...
2334 BC – 2279 BC: ( short chronology) Sargon of Akkad 's conquest of Mesopotamia. 2333 BC: Beginning of the Gojoseon, the first dynasty and government system in Korea. c. 2300 BC: Bronze Age starts. c. 2300 BC – 2184 BC: Disk of Enheduanna, from Ur, (modern Muqaiyir, Iraq) is made. It is now in University of Pennsylvania Museum of ...
The deputy prime minister of the United Kingdom is the second highest ranking minister of the Crown and a member of the British Cabinet. The title is not always in use and prime ministers have been known to appoint informal deputies without the title of deputy prime minister. The incumbent deputy prime minister is Oliver Dowden who also serves ...
Anthony Eden's biography. Anthony Eden was born on 12 June 1897. He was educated at Eton and studied at Christchurch College, Oxford. Like many others of his generation, Eden volunteered for service in the British Army and was assigned to the 21st Battalion of the King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC).
Jul 12, 2010 · Anthony Eden. Elected as Prime Minister of Jolly old England in 1955, Eden suffered horrible pain due to a botched gall bladder operation. To take the edge off the post-op failure Eden developed a serious morphine and Benzedrine (Bennys or amphetamines) addiction. He was able to sporadically kick the morphine habit, but taking Bennys became ...
