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2 giorni fa · James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, PC, FRS, FSS (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was a British statesman and Labour Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from October 1964 to June 1970 and again from March 1974 to April 1976.
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17 apr 2024 · In full: James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx. Born: March 11, 1916, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. Died: May 24, 1995, London (aged 79) Title / Office: prime minister (1974-1976), United Kingdom. prime minister (1964-1970), United Kingdom.
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6 giorni fa · The referendum did temporarily achieve Harold Wilson's ambition to bring the divided Labour Party together on the European issue; however, eight years later, Labour's 1983 general election manifesto pledged withdrawal from the Communities.
3 giorni fa · Harold Wilson: Succeeded by: Harold Wilson: Leader of the Opposition; In office 4 March 1974 – 11 February 1975: Monarch: Elizabeth II: Prime Minister: Harold Wilson: Preceded by: Harold Wilson: Succeeded by: Margaret Thatcher: In office 28 July 1965 – 19 June 1970: Monarch: Elizabeth II: Prime Minister: Harold Wilson: Preceded ...
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19 apr 2024 · The office of prime minister developed in Britain in the 18th century, when King George I ceased attending meetings of his ministers and it was left to powerful premiers to act as government chief executive. Sir Robert Walpole is generally considered to have been Britain’s first prime minister.
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6 giorni fa · Reviewer: Dr Adam Timmins. Citation: Dr Adam Timmins, review of Harold Wilson: The Unprincipled Prime Minister?, (review no. 2078) DOI: 10.14296/RiH/2014/2078. Date accessed: 2 May, 2024. Harold Wilson occupies a strange place in the pantheon of 20th–century prime ministers.
2 giorni fa · However a strident Labour opposition under the capable new leadership of Harold Wilson proved difficult to out-maneuver. In the end the result was extremely close but a swing of 3% saw Labour returned to power for the first time since 1951. Labour managed to capture 44.1% of the popular vote compared to 43.4% for the Conservatives.
