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Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC, FRS (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986) was a British statesman and Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. Nicknamed "Supermac", he was known for his pragmatism, wit, and unflappability.
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Jul 6, 2012 · 6 July 2012. It was the most brutal cabinet reshuffle in British political history. Fifty years ago Prime Minister Harold Macmillan shocked the nation by sacking seven ministers in what became...
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Jul 20, 2006 · 20 July. The British Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, has made an optimistic speech telling fellow Conservatives that "most of our people have never had it so good". The prime minister was...
Mar 25, 2024 · Conservative Party. Role In: Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty. Harold Macmillan (born Feb. 10, 1894, London, Eng.—died Dec. 29, 1986, Birch Grove, Sussex) was a British politician who was prime minister from January 1957 to October 1963.
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Dec 30, 1986 · Tue 30 Dec 1986 09.46 EST. Harold Macmillan was prime minister (from 1957 to 1963) in a world very different from our own. It was a world of consensus politics - now derided as much by ...
Jun 6, 2023 · 3 Feb 2024. June 2023. From the Guardian archive. Profumo admits lie and resigns seat in parliament – archive, 1963. 6 June 1963: The secretary of state for war admitted that he had lied to his...
Harold Macmillan was the last Prime Minister to be born in the Victorian era. His public image was that of an unflappable Edwardian gentleman. His premiership saw many political successes, not least restoring relations with the US after the rupture of Suez.
