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Margaret Thatcher was born in Grantham, UK
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Margaret Thatcher graduated from Oxford University
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Thatcher won a seat in the House of Commons
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Thatcher was appointed to the cabinet as Secretary of State for Education and Science
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Thatcher became a conservative party leader and Leader of the Opposition
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Thatcher was appointed as the UK's first female prime minister and held office for 11 years, or 3 terms
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Thatcher led Britain in the Falklands War, causing Argentina to surrender and later declaring Britain had a "new spirit"
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Working closely with President Reagan, Thatcher was a key player in the ending of the Cold War with the Soviet Union, was nicknamed the "Iron Lady"
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Thatcher was named Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven after leaving office and was awarded the U.S. Medal of Freedom by President George H. W. Bush
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Margaret Thatcher dies