Margaret Thatcher (The Falkland Islands War, 1982)
- Known as the 'Iron Lady'
-First women to be elected as a European head of state
-Conservative party took office in 1979
-Stayed until 1990
-Won three consecutive elections
-Began the "Thatcher Revolution" :
-Gov't stayed out of economics
-Individuals were given greater freedoms
-Reduced public expenditures
-Was very harsh in dealing with Argentineans in the Falkland Islands War (made her extremely popular)
-Promoted independence for Mozambique
-First women to be elected as a European head of state
-Conservative party took office in 1979
-Stayed until 1990
-Won three consecutive elections
-Began the "Thatcher Revolution" :
-Gov't stayed out of economics
-Individuals were given greater freedoms
-Reduced public expenditures
-Was very harsh in dealing with Argentineans in the Falkland Islands War (made her extremely popular)
-Promoted independence for Mozambique
Summary
Margaret Thatcher was the first women to be elected as a European Head of State and was known as the 'Iron Lady' for her harsh stance on the Argentineans in the Falkland Islands war. She stayed until 1990 and had a government that stayed out of economics and individuals were given greater freedoms.