Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician and author, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War.
Churchill was famous for his stubborn resistance to Hitler during the darkest hours of the Second World War.
During the First World War he resigned as naval chief for his role in the unsuccessful Turkish campaign.
In the 1930s, his political eccentricities consigned him to the backbenches, where he was a vocal critic of appeasement and urged the government to re-arm. He also opposed Indian Independence and was a staunch supporter of the Empire.
However, after an unsuccessful start to the Second World War, the Commons chose Churchill to lead the UK in a national coalition. Churchill was instrumental in insisting Britain keep fighting. He opposed the voices in the cabinet seeking to make a deal with Hitler.
After winning the Second World War, he was shocked to lose the 1945 general election to a resurgent Labour party. But, under the Conservatives he returned to power in the 1950 election – accepting much of the post war consensus and end of the British Empire.
Churchill was famous for his stubborn resistance to Hitler during the darkest hours of the Second World War.
During the First World War he resigned as naval chief for his role in the unsuccessful Turkish campaign.
In the 1930s, his political eccentricities consigned him to the backbenches, where he was a vocal critic of appeasement and urged the government to re-arm. He also opposed Indian Independence and was a staunch supporter of the Empire.
However, after an unsuccessful start to the Second World War, the Commons chose Churchill to lead the UK in a national coalition. Churchill was instrumental in insisting Britain keep fighting. He opposed the voices in the cabinet seeking to make a deal with Hitler.
After winning the Second World War, he was shocked to lose the 1945 general election to a resurgent Labour party. But, under the Conservatives he returned to power in the 1950 election – accepting much of the post war consensus and end of the British Empire.
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