Armament
Makes a speech in Parliament calling for global disarmament & a summit
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1963
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Maurice Harold MacMillan Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Maurice Harold MacMillan through 100 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Maurice Harold MacMillan, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
100Distinct records
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1957–1961Years on this page
1957
Declaration of Common Purpose with the USA
Signs a "Declaration of Common Purpose" with the USA
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1963
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Conservative Party
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1963
1958
Constitution of Great Britain
Flies to Athens & Ankara, they refuse to accept a duel constitution for Cyprus.
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1963
Constitution of Great Britain
Flies to Turkey, they refuse to accept his plans for a duel constitution for Cyprus.
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1963
Constitution of Great Britain
Life Peerages Act, life Peers are members of the House of Lords who are appointed for life-long terms, but whose membership of the House cannot be inherited by their descendants.
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1963
Constitution of Great Britain
Works out a Turkish-Greek duel constitutiuon for Cyprus to protect British bases.
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1963
Constitution of Great Britain
Flies to Athens & Ankara, they refuse to accept a duel constitution for Cyprus
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1963
Constitution of Great Britain
Flies to Athens & Ankara, they refuse plans for a duel constitution for Cyprus
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1963
Flies to Athens & Ankara, they refuse to accept a duel constitution
Flies to Athens & Ankara, they refuse to accept a duel constitution for Cyprus
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1963
Independence of Cyprus
Flies to Athens & Ankara, they refuse to accept a duel constitution for Cyprus
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1963
Independence of Cyprus
Flies to Athens & Ankara, they refuse plans for a duel constitution for Cyprus
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1963
Independence of Great Britain
Flies to Athens & Ankara, they refuse to accept a duel constitution for Cyprus
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1963
Independence of Great Britain
Flies to Athens & Ankara, they refuse plans for a duel constitution for Cyprus
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1963
Legislation
Life Peerages Act, life Peers are members of the House of Lords who are appointed for life-long terms, but whose membership of the House cannot be inherited by their descendants
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1963
Rule of Cyprus
Flies to Athens & Ankara, they refuse to accept a duel constitution for Cyprus
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1963
1959
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1959-1963
Independence of Cyprus
Turkey & Greece accept plans for the basis of an independent Cyprus. The basis for Cyprus independence is agreed, Britain can keep its sovereign bases
Role range: 1954-1959 – 1954-1959
Independence of Great Britain
Turkey & Greece accept plans for the basis of an independent Cyprus. The basis for Cyprus independence is agreed, Britain can keep its sovereign bases
Role range: 1954-1959 – 1954-1959
Visit to London
Visits Khruschev to "have an exploratory exchange of views on world problems"
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1959-1963
Conference of Geneva
The conference place at MacMillans instigation. Attended by the Foreign Minister's of Britain, Russia, America & France
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1959-1963
Election
Calls for n election to be held Eighth Oct
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1959-1963
Election
The Conservatives win 49.4% of votes cast, 365 seats, Labour win 258 seats
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1959-1963
Election
During the election coins the phrase, "you have never had it so good"
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1959-1963
European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
Takes Britain into EFTA
Role range: 1957-1963
Conference of Allies
The 4 major western allies agree to attend a summit with Britain as its organiser
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1959-1963
Independence of Cyprus
Turkey & Greece accept plans for the basis of an independent Cyprus. The basis for Cyprus independence is agreed, Britain can keep its sovereign bases
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1963
Independence of Great Britain
Turkey & Greece accept plans for the basis of an independent Cyprus. The basis for Cyprus independence is agreed, Britain can keep its sovereign bases
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1963
1960
Greeted by rioters in Rhodesia
Greeted by rioters in Rhodesia
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1959-1963
Independence of African colonies
In a speech to MPs in the Houses of Parliament in Cape Town, Mr Macmillan spoke of the "wind of change" blowing through the continent of Africa
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1959-1963
Independence of Great Britain
In a speech to MPs in the Houses of Parliament in Cape Town, Mr Macmillan spoke of the "wind of change" blowing through the continent of Africa
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1959-1963
Speech
Macmillans "wind of change" speech became a historical landmark, the first sign that the British Government accepted that the days of Empire were over. In a speech to MPs in the Houses of Parliament in Cape Town, Mr Macmillan spoke of the "wind of change" blowing through the continent of Africa
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1959-1963
Visit to Pretoria
Visits South Africa & says "a wind of change is blowing through the continent"
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1959-1963
Conference of Paris
Attends the Allied Summit in Paris
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1959-1963
Conference of Paris
The Paris Summit ends after Khruschev walks out, MacMillan spent 2 yrs organising it
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1959-1963
Independence of Great Britain
British Somaliland (now Somalia) gains independence from Britain
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1959-1963
Blue Streak
"Blue Streak" is cancelled, threatens an independent British deterrent
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1963
1961
Reform of Currency
The farthing ceases to be legal tender
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1959-1963
Meeting with Kennedy
Meets Kennedy but finds out the US does not need a "broker" with Russia
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1959-1963
Commonwealth
The Government introduces a Bill to reduce Commonwealth Immigration. Commonwealth Immigrants must have a job to come or have useful qualifications
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1959-1963
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.