100 YEARS SINCE THE BIRTH OF THE IRON LADY
One hundred years ago, one of the women who made history was born in Grantham, United Kingdom: Margaret Thatcher, the so-called 'Iron Lady'.
She was elected to the House of Commons in 1959, becoming Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions two years later. In 1970, following the Conservative victory that brought Edward Heath to power, Thatcher was appointed Secretary of State for Education and Science.
Her first term leading the United Kingdom was not easy, given Britain's disastrous economic condition and its public debt, which had reached unprecedented levels. She won the 1983 election, securing her second term.
She aimed to break the power of the trade unions, reducing their influence and privatising the coal mines, thereby targeting the heart of the British energy process. In the 1987 election, Thatcher became the first and only British Prime Minister of the 20th century to secure a nomination for three consecutive terms.
She gradually withdrew from the political scene after leaving the House of Commons in 1992. She died at her home in London on April 8, 2013. Already suffering from Alzheimer's, she passed away due to a stroke at the age of 87.
Approximately 2,300 people and international figures representing 170 countries attended her funeral, including British Prime Minister David Cameron and his predecessors Gordon Brown, Tony Blair, and John Major.
