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{{Infobox politician|name=Margaret Thatcher|image=Margaret Thatcher.png|birth_date=13 October 1925|birth_place=Grantham, [[England]], [[UK]]|death_date=8 April 2013|death_place=London, England|birth_name=Margaret Hilda Roberts|political_orientation=[[Imperialism]]<br>[[Neoliberalism]]|political_party=Conservative Party}} | {{Infobox politician|name=Margaret Thatcher|image=Margaret Thatcher.png|birth_date=13 October 1925|birth_place=Grantham, [[England]], [[UK]]|death_date=8 April 2013|death_place=London, England|birth_name=Margaret Hilda Roberts|political_orientation=[[Imperialism]]<br>[[Neoliberalism]]|political_party=Conservative Party}} | ||
'''Margaret Thatcher''' was a [[Conservative and Unionist Party|Conservative]] British politician and Prime Minister of the UK from 1979 to 1990. In 1984, she privatized the coal mining industry, resulting in the loss of 20,000 jobs. She supported [[Republic of Chile|Chilean]] dictator [[Augusto Pinochet]], [[Boris Yeltsin]], and the [[apartheid]] system of [[Republic of South Africa|South Africa]]. Thatcher allowed the [[United States of America|United States]] to bomb [[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011)|Libya]] from air bases in England.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Danny Shaw|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=Margaret Thatcher: imperialism personified|date=2013-04-10|url=https://www.liberationschool.org/margaret-thatcher-imperialism-personified/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408151838/https://liberationschool.org/margaret-thatcher-imperialism-personified/|archive-date=2021-04-08|retrieved=2022-08-21}}</ref> | '''Margaret Thatcher''' (13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013) was a [[Conservative and Unionist Party|Conservative]] British politician and Prime Minister of the UK from 1979 to 1990. In 1984, she privatized the coal mining industry, resulting in the loss of 20,000 jobs. She supported [[Republic of Chile|Chilean]] dictator [[Augusto Pinochet]], [[Boris Yeltsin]], and the [[apartheid]] system of [[Republic of South Africa|South Africa]]. Thatcher allowed the [[United States of America|United States]] to bomb [[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011)|Libya]] from air bases in England.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Danny Shaw|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=Margaret Thatcher: imperialism personified|date=2013-04-10|url=https://www.liberationschool.org/margaret-thatcher-imperialism-personified/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408151838/https://liberationschool.org/margaret-thatcher-imperialism-personified/|archive-date=2021-04-08|retrieved=2022-08-21}}</ref> Under her rule, the number of people living under 60% of the median income rose from 13.4% to 22.2%, and [[unemployment]], [[crime]], and drug trafficking also increased.<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|author=[[Nikos Mottas]]|newspaper=[[In Defense of Communism]]|title=Margaret Thatcher: Symbol of Capitalist Barbarism|date=2023-04-15|url=http://www.idcommunism.com/2023/04/margaret-thatcher-symbol-of-capitalist-barbarism.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415175041/http://www.idcommunism.com/2023/04/margaret-thatcher-symbol-of-capitalist-barbarism.html|archive-date=2023-04-15|retrieved=2023-04-16}}</ref> | ||
== Ireland == | == Domestic policy == | ||
Thatcher privatised many British industries, including [[Enterprise Oil]] (1984), [[British Telecom]] (1984), [[British Gas]] (1986), and [[British Steel]] (1988), destroyed the [[Social democracy|welfare state]], and allowed [[Monopoly|monopolies]] to control the economy. Her attacks on [[Trade union|unions]] led to uprisings in Liverpool, London, and Manchester in 1981.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
== Foreign policy == | |||
Thatcher considered freedom fighters like [[Nelson Mandela]] and [[Bobby Sands]] to be [[Terrorism|terrorists]]. She supported [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]]'s wars against [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992–2006)|Yugoslavia]] and [[Republic of Iraq|Iraq]] and helped establish the [[European Union|EU]] in 1992.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
=== Argentina === | |||
Thatcher invaded the [[Falkland Islands]] in a war against [[Argentine Republic|Argentina]].<ref name=":1" /> | |||
=== Ireland === | |||
Thatcher repressed the [[Ireland|Irish]] population in the [[Occupied Ireland|six British-occupied counties of Ireland]] during [[the Troubles]], which began in 1968. Many [[Irish republicanism|Irish republicans]] died in a hunger strike starting in 1981. The [[Irish Republican Army]] attempted to kill her in 1984 by detonating bombs at a Conservative party conference, and she banned broadcasting pro-[[Sinn Féin]] content in occupied Ireland in 1988.<ref name=":0" /> | Thatcher repressed the [[Ireland|Irish]] population in the [[Occupied Ireland|six British-occupied counties of Ireland]] during [[the Troubles]], which began in 1968. Many [[Irish republicanism|Irish republicans]] died in a hunger strike starting in 1981. The [[Irish Republican Army]] attempted to kill her in 1984 by detonating bombs at a Conservative party conference, and she banned broadcasting pro-[[Sinn Féin]] content in occupied Ireland in 1988.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== Death == | |||
Following Thatcher's death on 8 April 2013, celebrations began in [[Proletariat|working class]] neighborhoods all across Britain.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 12:35, 16 April 2023
Margaret Thatcher | |
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| Born | Margaret Hilda Roberts 13 October 1925 Grantham, England, UK |
| Died | 8 April 2013 London, England |
| Political orientation | Imperialism Neoliberalism |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
Margaret Thatcher (13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013) was a Conservative British politician and Prime Minister of the UK from 1979 to 1990. In 1984, she privatized the coal mining industry, resulting in the loss of 20,000 jobs. She supported Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, Boris Yeltsin, and the apartheid system of South Africa. Thatcher allowed the United States to bomb Libya from air bases in England.[1] Under her rule, the number of people living under 60% of the median income rose from 13.4% to 22.2%, and unemployment, crime, and drug trafficking also increased.[2]
Domestic policy
Thatcher privatised many British industries, including Enterprise Oil (1984), British Telecom (1984), British Gas (1986), and British Steel (1988), destroyed the welfare state, and allowed monopolies to control the economy. Her attacks on unions led to uprisings in Liverpool, London, and Manchester in 1981.[2]
Foreign policy
Thatcher considered freedom fighters like Nelson Mandela and Bobby Sands to be terrorists. She supported NATO's wars against Yugoslavia and Iraq and helped establish the EU in 1992.[2]
Argentina
Thatcher invaded the Falkland Islands in a war against Argentina.[2]
Ireland
Thatcher repressed the Irish population in the six British-occupied counties of Ireland during the Troubles, which began in 1968. Many Irish republicans died in a hunger strike starting in 1981. The Irish Republican Army attempted to kill her in 1984 by detonating bombs at a Conservative party conference, and she banned broadcasting pro-Sinn Féin content in occupied Ireland in 1988.[1]
Death
Following Thatcher's death on 8 April 2013, celebrations began in working class neighborhoods all across Britain.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Danny Shaw (2013-04-10). "Margaret Thatcher: imperialism personified" Liberation School. Archived from the original on 2021-04-08. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Nikos Mottas (2023-04-15). "Margaret Thatcher: Symbol of Capitalist Barbarism" In Defense of Communism. Archived from the original on 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2023-04-16.