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Jan 15, 1977 · 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 was 79. He was visiting W. Averell ...
Eden was addicted to morphine and Benzedrine, which was a commercial brand of amphetamines. By the time he became Prime Minister he had quit morphine but was still heavily addicted to Benzedrine. The side effects of the drug included insomnia, restlessness, and mood swings, all which Eden exhibited during the Suez Canal Crisis. 36. Reply. Share.
Jan 9, 2023 · January 9, 1957. Sir Anthony Eden resigns as Britain’s Prime Minister following the nation’s humiliation in the Suez Crisis. This episode of History Daily has been archived, but you can still listen to it as a subscriber to Into History, Noiser+, Wondery+, or as a Prime Member with the Amazon Music app. Show Notes. Transcript. January 9, 1957.
Dec 15, 2017 · Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser with British Prime Minister Anthony Eden in Cairo in 1955, a year before the Suez Crisis. / Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Anthony Eden was a prominent British politician and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from April 1955 to January 1957. He was a charismatic and influential figure in British politics and played a crucial role in shaping the country's foreign policy during the Cold War era. Eden was born on June 12, 1897, in County Durham, England.
EDEN, ANTHONY (1897–1977) British politician, served as prime minister from 1955 to 1957. Eden was born on 12 June 1897 into a gentry family in County Durham. He went directly from school to serve on the western front in World War I, where he was awarded the Military Cross. He was elected Conservative member of Parliament (MP) for Warwick and ...
Apr 17, 2022 · Abstract. In 1953, Eden, then Britain’s Foreign Secretary, sustained a bile duct injury during a cholecystectomy. After reconstructive surgery at the Lahey Clinic, he continued to experience episodes of cholangitis, notably during the Suez Crisis of 1956. By then prime minister, the crisis ended in a humiliating retreat for Eden and for Britain.
