Robert Anthony Eden Biography and Timeline — Page 4

NATO

Supports the creation of NATO as a cornerstone of Western security policy

Role range: 1949-1949 – 1945-1951

General Election

Helps the Conservatives recover ground in the 1950 general election

Role range: 1950-1950 – 1945-1951

Foreign Secretary of Great Britain

Appointed Foreign Minister

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1951-1955

Foreign Secretary

Returns to the Foreign Office after Churchill's Conservatives win the election

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1951-1955

European Defence Community (EDC)

Attends a NATO meeting & says that Britain cannot join the European Defence Community

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1951-1955

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

Attends a NATO meeting & says that Britain cannot join the European Defence Community

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1951-1955

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

Attends a NATO meeting & says that Britain cannot join the European Defence Community

Role range: 1951-1955

Demonstrations

Anti-British riots follow after British forces seize the police HQ at Ismailia

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1951-1955

Siege of Ismailia

Anti-British riots follow after British forces seize the police HQ at Ismailia

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1951-1955

Suez Canal

Anti-British riots follow British forces seize the police HQ at Ismailia

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1951-1955

Demonstrations

The Shepheard Hotel is burnt down killing 17 people during anti-British demonstrations

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1951-1955

Shepheard Hotel is burnt down killing 17 people during anti-British demonstrations

The Shepheard Hotel is burnt down killing 17 people during anti-British demonstrations

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1951-1955

Recovery

Gradually resumes foreign policy work after serious illness

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1951-1955

Conference of Geneva

Serves with Molotov as joint Chairman of the Geneva Conference

Role range: 1953-1954 – 1951-1955

Anglo-Egyptian Agreement

Accepts a timetable for British withdrawal from the Suez Canal base while preserving emergency access arrangements.

Role range: 1951-1955

Prime Minister of Great Britain

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1955-1957

Prime Minister

Succeeds Churchill as Prime Minister

Role range: 1955-1957 – 1955-1957

Prime Minister

Succeeds Winston Churchill as Prime Minister.

Role range: 1955-1957

Election

Calls a general election, the 1st in which television is extensively used

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1955-1957

General Election - General Election

Wins the general election and increases the Conservative majority

Role range: 1955-1955 – 1955-1957

General Election Election Outcome

General election outcome recorded for Robert Anthony Eden: Wins the general election and increases the Conservative majority

Role range: 1955-1955 – 1955-1957

General Election Government

Government context for this general election: Wins the general election and increases the Conservative majority

Role range: 1955-1955 – 1955-1957

General Election

Wins the general election and increases the Conservative majority

Role range: 1955-1955 – 1955-1957

Conference of Geneva

Attends the Geneva Summit conference

Role range: 1955-1957 – 1955-1957

Britain Joins Proposed Western Dam Funding

Anthony Eden's government joined the discussions of British participation in funding the proposed Egyptian hydroelectric and irrigation scheme.

Role range: 1955-1958

Party Leader

Appointed Party Leader of the Conservative Party

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1955-1957

Constitution of Great Britain

The West forward the "Eden Plan" for demilitarization of East Germany & free elections

Role range: 1955-1957 – 1955-1957

Demilitarization

The West forward the "Eden Plan" for demilitarization of East Germany & free elections

Role range: 1955-1957 – 1955-1957

Eden Plan

The West forward the "Eden Plan" for demilitarization of East Germany & free elections. The East rejects the "Eden Plan"

Role range: 1955-1957 – 1955-1957

Election

The Conservatives win an overall majority of 59. The Conservatives win 49.7% of votes cast & 345 seats to Labour's 277

Role range: 1955-1957 – 1955-1957

Election

The West forward the "Eden Plan" for demilitarization of East Germany & free elections

Role range: 1955-1957 – 1955-1957

British Financing Support

Eden's government joins the preliminary Western offer to support the High Dam.

Role range: 1955-1957

British High Dam Funding Offer Supported

Anthony Eden's government participated in discussions about Western financing of the proposed High Dam.

London Reconsiders Egyptian Dam Assistance

British policymakers reviewed the proposed contribution amid growing disagreements with Egypt over regional security and foreign policy.

Role range: 1955-1958

Britain Questions Continuation of High Dam Offer

The British government considered whether it should remain committed to funding the High Dam amid deteriorating relations with Cairo.

Role range: 1955-1958

British Government Withdraws Dam Financing Commitment

Britain withdrew its financing offer following the American decision, removing another major component of the proposed Western aid package.

Role range: 1955-1958

Nationalization

Nasser announces the nationalization of the Suez Canal Company, which operated the vital trade route to the east, in which British banks & business held a 44% stake

Role range: 1955-1957 – 1955-1957

Canal Nationalization

Receives news that Nasser has nationalised the Suez Canal Company and calls ministers for urgent consultations

Role range: 1956-1956 – 1955-1957

Canal Nationalization

Responds to Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal by preparing political and military countermeasures

Role range: 1956-1956 – 1955-1957

Emergency Cabinet Called after Nationalisation

Eden summons ministers after learning that Egypt has nationalised the Suez Canal Company.

Role range: 1956-1956 – 1955-1957