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y. z. 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 overshadowed...
Jan 15, 1977 · January 14, 1977 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Sir Anthony Eden, Earl of Avon, once the prime minister of Britain and three times its foreign secretary, died at his home yesterday in Wiltshire, England. He...
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.
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.
12 Jun 1897. Birth place. Rushyford, England. Died. 14 Jan 1977 (aged 79 years) 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.
Jan 15, 1977 · LONDON, Jan. 14—Sir Anthony Eden, who won renown as Britain's Foreign Secretary for his stand against fascism in the 1930's but whose career as Prime Minister was wrecked by the Suez invasion...
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. Quick Facts Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Monarch ... Close.
