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Anthony Eden's Government
The Eden ministry was formed following the resignation of Winston Churchill in April 1955. Anthony Eden, then-Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Foreign Secretary, took over as Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party, and thus became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Upon assuming office, Eden asked Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth II to dissolve parliament and called a 1955 United Kingdom general election, general election for May 1955. After winning the general election with a majority of 60 seats in the House of Commons, Eden governed until his resignation on 10 January 1957. History Formation In April 1955, Anthony Eden, Sir Anthony Eden succeeded Winston Churchill as Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and finally reached the post he had coveted for so long. The original composition of Eden's cabinet was remarkable for the fact t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premiership Of Anthony Eden
Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, (12 June 1897 – 14 January 1977) was a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1955 until his resignation in 1957. Achieving rapid promotion as a young Conservative Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), member of Parliament, he became foreign secretary aged 38, before resigning in protest at Neville Chamberlain's appeasement policy towards Benito Mussolini, Mussolini's Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Fascist regime in Italy. He again held that position for most of the Second World War, and a third time in the early 1950s. Having been deputy to Winston Churchill for almost 15 years, Eden succeeded him as the leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister in 1955, and a month later 1955 United Kingdom general election, won a general election. Eden's reputation as a skilled diplomat was overshadowed in 1956 when the United States refused to support ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
