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Also Known As Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven • Iron Lady
Born October 13, 1925 • Grantham • England
Died April 8, 2013 (aged 87) • London • England
Title / Office The Most Noble Order of the Garter (1995) • prime minister (1979-1990), United Kingdom
Political Affiliation Conservative Party
Role In Falkland Islands War

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