Margaret Thatcher Quotes


I'm also very much aware that it is you who brought democracy to Chile, you set up a constitution suitable for democracy, you put it into effect, elections were held, and then, in accordance with the result, you stepped down.


Citations

Thatcher, Margaret. "Remarks to Augusto Pinochet." Margaret Thatcher Foundation, 26 Mar. 1999.

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Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
  • Born: October 13, 1925
  • Died: April 8, 2013
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Leader

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, DStJ, PC, FRS, HonFRSC was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold that office. A Soviet journalist dubbed her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. As prime minister, she implemented policies that became known as Thatcherism.