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    Who first described Margaret Thatcher as an "Iron Lady" and was she a Prime Minister already at that time?

    Question #124377. Asked by flem-ish. (Dec 08 11 4:15 AM)


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    		Margaret Thatcher, who became Prime Minister in 1979, was given the name 'Iron Lady' by the Red Star, the newspaper of the Soviet Army, on 24 January 1976, following her speech at Kensington Town Hall entitled 'Britain Awake' on 19 January 1976.

    http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=102939

    Dec 08 11, 6:55 AM

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