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    11 Feb - Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female leader of the British Conservative Party

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    Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female leader of the British Conservative Party

    11 Feb - Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female leader of the British Conservative Party 112px-Margaret_Thatcher_%281983%29
    Thatcher won the general elections in 1979 and became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

    The 1975 Conservative Party leadership election was held in February 1975, in which the party's sitting MPs voted Margaret Thatcher as party leader on the second ballot. Previous leader Edward Heath stood aside after the first ballot, in which he unexpectedly finished behind Thatcher. The Conservatives were the official Opposition to the Labour government, so Thatcher also became Leader of the Opposition.   More...



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