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British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher opens the last stretch of the M25 motorway.

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Margaret Thatcher

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1979 to 1990 (b 1925, d 2013)

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first…
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M25 motorway

Orbital motorway around Greater London

The M25 or London Orbital Motorway is a major ring road encircling most of Greater London. The 117-mile-long (188 km) motorway is one of the most important roads in the UK and one of the busiest. Margaret Thatcher opened the final section in 1986, making the M25 the longest ring…
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