This is a 1980 file photo showing British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
In this Dec. 15, 1984 file photo, Mikhail S. Gorbachev poses with Britain’s Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in London. A staunch opponent of communism and socialism, Thatcher famously quipped of Gorbachev: “I like Mr. Gorbachev. I can work with him.”
Then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher points skyward as she receives standing ovation at Conservative Party Conference in this October 13, 1989 file photo. In 1984 Thatcher survived an assasination attempt by the IRA at the conference, and was praised for delivering her speech as planned the next day.
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Falklands veterans take part in a march in London, during a service to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Falkland Islands conflict in this June 17, 2007 file photo. Thatcher’s successful handling of Falklands’ crisis in 1982 made her a hero to many.
Margaret Thatcher and French President Francois Mitterrand talk to the media before a meeting at the Chateau de Benouville in Normandy in this March 23, 1987 file photo. Thatcher’s refusal to join the European Exchange Mechanism in the 1980s and 90s eventually made her unpopular within her own party and led to her political downfall.
In this June 12, 1987 file photo, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher waves to supporters from Conservative Party headquarters in London after claiming victory in Britain’s general election. Thatcher resigned as Prime Minister in 1990 under pressure from her party. She was the UK’s longest serving prime minister.
