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Anthony Eden
He spent decades warning about dictatorship abroad, yet his own premiership collapsed when the Suez Crisis exposed the limits of British power in a changing world.
1897–1977
Life Journey
From war veteran to a leader undone by crisis
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1897
Aristocratic upbringing
Anthony Eden was born into a well-connected English family, giving him early exposure to public life and the expectations of national service.
