Budget
Agrees to increase the defence budget from 3,400 million pounds to 4,700 million pounds under pressure from the US
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
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Clement Richard Attlee Biography and Timeline — Page 4
Follow Clement Richard Attlee through 143 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Clement Richard Attlee, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1950–1967Years on this page
1950
Mobilization
Completes detailed procedures for an atomic World War III
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
1951
Britain submits Iranian oil nationalization to the International Court of Justice
Britain submits Iranian oil nationalization to the International Court of Justice
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
International Court of Justice
Britain submits Iranian oil nationalization to the International Court of Justice
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Nationalization
Britain submits Iranian oil nationalization to the International Court of Justice
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
International Court of Justice
Iran rejects an interim order by the International Court of Justice
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Nationalization
Iran rejects an interim order by the International Court of Justice
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Parliament
Visits George VI with a request to dissolve Parliament
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Britain's oil dispute with Iran is placed
Britain's oil dispute with Iran is placed before the United Nations Security Council
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Election
The Labour Party wins 48.8% of votes cast and 295 MPs
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Resignation of Clement Richard Attlee
Attlee hands in his resignation as Prime Minister to George VI
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Parliament
Calls for dissolution after Labour's introduction of prescription charges
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
Festival of Britain Supplementary Provisions Act
Festival of Britain Supplementary Provisions Act 1951 supports legal arrangements for the Festival of Britain
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
1952
Bevanite Criticism
Labour conference criticises the Bevanite group as a party within a party.
Role range: 1935-1955
1954
Armament
Gets the Parliamentary Labour Party to support German rearmament
Role range: 1935-1955
Resignation of Aneurin Bevan
Bevan resigns over the Labour Party leadership's support for German rearmament
Role range: 1935-1955
1955
Nuclear Power
Supports the debate in Parliament for investing in a British hydrogen bomb
Role range: 1935-1955
Election
Resigns as Party Leader of the Labour Party after losing two general elections
Role range: 1935-1955
Resignation of Clement Richard Attlee
Resigns as Party Leader of the Labour Party after losing two general elections
Role range: 1935-1955
Peerage
Created Earl Attlee and Viscount Prestwood
Role range: 1955-1967
Election
The Conservatives win 344 seats, Labour 277, Liberals 6 and Sinn Fein 2
Role range: 1935-1955
1967
Death of Clement Richard Attlee
Death of Clement Richard Attlee
Death of Clement Richard Attlee
Death of Clement Attlee
Role range: 1945-1951
Records, sources and methodology
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