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Margaret Thatcher and the Falklands (1982)
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Margaret Thatcher became the UK's first female Prime Minister in 1979 and was the longest- serving PM of the 20th century. In 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, and Britain sent forces to recover them.
Memory tip: Thatcher = first female PM (1979); Falklands conflict 1982.
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