Margaret Thatcher (The Falkland Islands War, 1982)
-First woman to be elected as a European head of state
-nickname "Iron Lady"
-very right wing politician (hardline leader)
-conservative party took office in 1979
-stayed until 1990 (3 consecutive elections)
-began the Thatcher Revolution:
-nickname "Iron Lady"
-very right wing politician (hardline leader)
-conservative party took office in 1979
-stayed until 1990 (3 consecutive elections)
-began the Thatcher Revolution:
- government stayed out of economics (large corporations could make more money)
- individuals were given greater freedoms
- reduced public expenditures
- British had a small island in Argentina
- Argentina laid claim to it
- Thatcher began a war over the island (lots of military)
- won it back (made her very popular)
- was a show of nationalism
She was the first woman to be elected as a European head of state who was very right wing politician (hardline leader) and part of the conservative party that took office in 1979 and stayed until 1990 (3 consecutive elections).