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2 giorni fa · Under the premierships of Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden and Harold Macmillan he was appointed to a series of increasingly senior posts, including Leader of the House of Lords and Foreign Secretary. In the latter post, which he held from 1960 to 1963, he supported United States resolve in the Cuban Missile Crisis and in August 1963 ...
1 giorno fa · With his wealth of knowledge of previous Prime Ministers, Martin looks at Harold MacMillan’s. ‘never had it so good’ reference to economic outlook and low unemployment whilst dealing. with the UK’s loss of colonial power and influence. Membership to Henley U3A is just £15 a year with talks for members at £2 each and guests £4.
5 giorni fa · Macmillan was appointed resident minister in Algiers in 1943 after the victory of the Allied forces in Operation Torch. At this time, de Gaulle was leader of the Fighting French in exile in London.
5 giorni fa · It is, indeed, a constant threat running from the conditionality of Harold Macmillan’s first ill-fated EC application in 1961 right up to present-day debates over the potential shape of ‘Brexit’.
2 giorni fa · The armed rebellion of the Mau Mau was the culminating response to colonial rule. [25] [26] Although there had been previous instances of violent resistance to colonialism, the Mau Mau revolt was the most prolonged and violent anti-colonial warfare in the British Kenya colony.
3 giorni fa · 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.
2 giorni fa · Seeking an historic third consecutive term, Conservative Prime Minister Harold Macmillan called a general election for 8 October 1959. Macmillan had succeeded Sir Anthony Eden as prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party in January 1957.
