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Margaret Thatcher
She remade Britain's economy, broke the unions, and won three consecutive elections — and the country has been arguing about what she did ever since.
1925–2013
Life Journey
A determined rise through conviction, reform and controversy
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1925–1943
Modest beginnings
Margaret Thatcher grew up in a small English town, where family values of discipline, thrift, and self-reliance shaped her outlook.
