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Hace 1 día · The handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China was at midnight on 1 July 1997. This event ended 156 years of British rule in the former colony, which began in 1841.. Hong Kong was established as a special administrative region of China (SAR) for 50 years, maintaining its own economic and governing systems from those of mainland China during this time ...
Hace 5 horas · The 1990s (often referred to as the "'90s" or "Nineties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1990, and ended on December 31, 1999. Known as the "post-Cold War decade", the 1990s are culturally imagined as the period from the Revolutions of 1989 until the September 11 attacks in 2001.The dissolution of the Soviet Union marked the end of Russia's status as a superpower, the end of a ...
Hace 5 horas · British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher explained what she thought made America unique. “No other nation has been built upon an idea — the idea of liberty,” she said. Ideas are more than ...
Hace 5 horas · Hume then pointed to the number of his political colleagues – Margaret Thatcher, Ronnie Reagan, Harold Wilson, Jack Lynch etc – who all had Alzheimer’s. Hume, of course, developed the ...
Hace 1 día · Indeed, Margaret Thatcher felt confident to call a general election for June 1983 despite not being obliged to do so for a further 12 months. At the 1983 election, Labour suffered a landslide defeat, winning only 27.6% of the vote and securing just 209 seats. This was their worst performance at a general election since 1918.
Hace 5 horas · Craig has also hosted campaign events with Professor David Miller, who was fired in 2021 from the University of Bristol for his criticisms of Israel, and Dr. Bob Gill, who has documented the defunding, outsourcing and marketization of Britain’s National Health Service by all ruling parties since Margaret Thatcher.
