Events, dear boy, events. - Harold Macmillan

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Events, dear boy, events.

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Harold Macmillan

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About Harold Macmillan

Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton OM PC (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986) was a British Conservative politician and publisher who served six years as Prime Minister (1957–1963). As Prime Minister, he worked to decolonize the British Empire in Africa and repair United Kingdom–United States relations after the Suez Crisis. He also led the Conservative Party to accept the post-war consensus of Keynesian economics and the welfare state. However, he was forced to resign by the Profumo affair and France's veto of British entry into the European Economic Community.

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Alternative Names: Maurice Harold Macmillan • Lord Stockton • Earl of Stockton • 1st Earl of Stockton • Supermac

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