Night of the Long Knives (1962)
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title:
Night of the Long Knives (1962)
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British prime minister Harold Macmillan carried out a major cabinet reshuffle of his premiership on 13 July 1962. Macmillan dismissed seven members of his Cabinet, a third of the total. The reshuffle took place against a backdrop of declining Conservative popularity in Britain. Conservative candidates had fared poorly in several by-elections, losing ground to Liberal candidates. Concerned that traditional Conservative voters were expressing their disapproval with the government's economic polici
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UK political crisis
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Long_Knives_(1962)
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2005-07-10T18:55:39Z
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2024-09-07T13:31:57Z
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