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25 de jun. de 2024 · Harold Macmillan was a British politician who was prime minister from January 1957 to October 1963. The son of an American-born mother and the grandson of a founder of the London publishing house of Macmillan & Co., he was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. He distinguished himself in combat.
13 de jun. de 2024 · Macmillan was the first Western leader to visit the Soviet Union after World War Two, and was a major supporter of decolonization. It is during his government that many British possessions in Africa and Asia were granted independence.
Hace 2 días · Under the premierships of Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden and Harold Macmillan he was appointed to a series of increasingly senior posts, including Leader of the House of Lords and Foreign Secretary.
Hace 2 días · for the Colonies, 19 March 1945. The armed rebellion of the Mau Mau was the culminating response to colonial rule. [25] [26] Although there had been previous instances of violent resistance to colonialism, the Mau Mau revolt was the most prolonged and violent anti-colonial warfare in the British Kenya colony.
Hace 4 días · In the aftermath of the crisis, Sir Anthony Eden was replaced as prime minister by Harold Macmillan, who had previously served as minister of defence and chancellor of the exchequer. The Suez fiasco reinforced Macmillan's determination to reduce the size and expense of Britain’s Armed Forces and to abolish conscription by ending ...
Hace 5 días · Muchas intervenciones públicas de Charles de Gaulle hicieron historia, como aquella de noviembre de 1962. El presidente galo recibía entonces al primer ministro británico, Harold Macmillan, durante su retiro de verano en el castillo de Rambouillet, a las afueras de París.
17 de jun. de 2024 · Minister of Defence Harold Macmillan announced in his Statement on Defence on February 17, 1955, that the United Kingdom planned to develop and produce hydrogen bombs. A debate in the House of Commons took place the first two days of March, and Churchill gave a riveting speech on why Britain must have these new weapons.
