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Ghost of Suez haunts Trump’s Iran war#AnthonyEden #Block1 #DonaldTrump #DwightEisenhower #IranNukes #IranWar #Opinion #SuezCanalCrisis #USImperialism

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Anthony Eden (1897-1977), British Prime Minister

Anthony Eden (1897-1977), British Prime Minister

Died #otd Anthony Eden (1897-1977), British Prime Minister, 49 years ago today #AnthonyEden life story...

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Peter Just on X: "🚨And with it began Anthony Eden's post-prime ministership during which: 🗣️ He became Earl of Avon and spoke 15 times in the Lords; 🛳️ Travelled the world; 📘Wrote his memoirs; 📨 Kept up his political contacts, in writing... 🧑🏻 ...and in person; and 😊 Did other things!" / X 🚨And with it began Anthony Eden's post-prime ministership during which: 🗣️ He became Earl of Avon and spoke 15 times in the Lords; 🛳️ Travelled the world; 📘Wrote his memoirs; 📨 Kept up his political contacts, in writing... 🧑🏻 ...and in person; and 😊 Did other things!

🚨 While illness impacted on what he could do after his resignation in 1957, his past-prime ministership was filled with activity.

#AnthonyEden #Eden #ExPremiers #AfterDowningStreet

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#HaroldMacmillan succeeded #AnthonyEden as British prime minister #OnThisDay in 1957 & seemed an improvement after the disaster of the Suez Crisis that destroyed his credibility; the Conservative governments of Eden & Macmillan accepted the welfare state...

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The Suez Crisis exposed the limits of Britain’s power and signalled a shift toward a future in which the nation would act alongside allies rather than as a dominant force on its own.

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#SuezCrisis #AnthonyEden #BritishHistory #ColdWar #Decolonization

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On #ThisDayInHistory in 1956, the main force of Kenya's #anticolonial #MauMauRebellion was crushed. UK leaders #WinstonChurchill and #AnthonyEden were ruthless defenders of British colonialism. Thousands of Kenyans were killed in action or executed for demanding their freedom.

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#OTD 15 Oct 1951:
The UK held its first party election broadcasts. Viscount Samuel spoke for the #LiberalParty, #AnthonyEden for the #ConservativeParty on 16 Oct, and #SirHartleyShawcross for the #LabourParty on 17 Oct.
The #GeneralElection on 25 Oct saw #WinstonChurchill return to office.

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"If you've broken the eggs, you should make the omelette."
― Anthony Eden

#Bluesky #AnthonyEden #OwnYourActions #MakeTheOmelette #FollowThrough #AccountabilityMatters #NoTurningBack #Responsibility #LifeChoices #TakeAction #ConsequencesAndChoices #FinishWhatYouStart #LeadershipLessons #Hope

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#OnThisDay in 1955, #AnthonyEden led the #Conservative Party to a huge general election victory in the United Kingdom, only to resign in Jan. 1957 in the wake of the Suez Crisis & the nervous breakdown it precipitated...

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Churchill & Eden

Churchill & Eden

#WinstonChurchill was succeeded by #AnthonyEden #OnThisDay in 1955 as Churchill's senility made it impossible for him to continue as prime minister; his second government was mediocre at best but Eden's would be a disaster, consumed by the #SuezCrisis...

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Celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the Soviet Red Army at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, 21st February 1943. Addressed by British Foreign Secretary and future prime minister Sir Anthony Eden.

#AnthonyEden #Eden #SovietRedArmy #RedArmy #RoyalAlbertHall #USSR #SovietUnion

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#Documentaries that will make you sit up and think:

3. The World at War 1973

Narrated by #LawrenceOlivier this is an epic. It’s remarkable because it features so many characters from the war itself including #AlbertSpeer, #Hitler ‘s architect and #AnthonyEden.

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Anthony Eden (1897-1977), British Prime Minister

Anthony Eden (1897-1977), British Prime Minister

Died #otd Anthony Eden (1897-1977), British Prime Minister, 48 years ago today #AnthonyEden life story...

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Harold Macmillan

Harold Macmillan

#HaroldMacmillan succeeded #AnthonyEden as British prime minister #OnThisDay in 1957 & the Conservative governments of Eden & Macmillan accepted the welfare state but the complacency of Supermac's Tory paternalism did nothing to move the UK forward into the future...
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"Churchill & Eden: Partners Through War & Peace"~David Charlwood

"Churchill & Eden: Partners Through War & Peace"~David Charlwood

#WinstonChurchill was succeeded by #AnthonyEden #OnThisDay in 1955 as Churchill's senility made it impossible for him to continue as prime minister; his second government was mediocre at best but Eden's would be a disaster, consumed by the #SuezCrisis...

www.history.com/this-day-in-...

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