EDEN, SIR ANTHONY


Meaning of EDEN, SIR ANTHONY in English

Eden, Sir Anthony BrE AmE

(1897–1977) a British politician in the Conservative Party, who was Prime Minister from 1955 to 1957. He gave up this position after the ↑ Suez Crisis , when British military forces failed in an attempt to get back control of the Suez Canal from Egypt.

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