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Argentine minister hails ‘inspirational’ Margaret Thatcher • Feb. 14, 2025, 1:12 AM ET (The Telegraph)

Reeves replaces portraits of former PMs with art commemorating lockdown • Feb. 12, 2025, 3:09 AM ET (The Telegraph)

Margaret Thatcher’s years in power to be made into opera • Feb. 4, 2025, 8:08 PM ET (The Telegraph)

Facts

Also Known As	Iron Lady • Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven
Born	October 13, 1925 • Grantham • England
Died	April 8, 2013 (aged 87) • London • England
Title / Office	The Most Noble Order of the Garter (1995) • prime minister (1979-1990), United Kingdom
Political Affiliation	Conservative Party
Role In	Falkland Islands War

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