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The British Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigns in a sex scandal known as the "Profumo affair".
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Secretary of State for War
Former position in the government of the United Kingdom (1794–1801, 1854–1964)
The secretary of state for war, commonly called the war secretary, was a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, which existed from 1794 to 1801 and from 1854 to 1964. The secretary of state for war headed the War Office and was assisted by a parliamentary…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
John Profumo
British politician (1915–2006)
John Dennis Profumo was a British politician whose career ended in 1963 after a sexual relationship with the 19-year-old model Christine Keeler in 1961. The scandal, which became known as the Profumo affair, led to his resignation from the Conservative government of Harold…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sex scandal
Type of public scandal involving sexual acts by well-known people
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Profumo affair
1960s British political scandal
The Profumo affair was a major scandal in British politics during the early 1960s. John Profumo, the 46-year-old Secretary of State for War in Harold Macmillan's Conservative government, had an extramarital affair with the 19-year-old model Christine Keeler beginning in 1961.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)