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Britain Joins European Communities

Great Britain · Government / European Economic Community (EEC). Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1973Date range
1Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1973

Edward Richard George Heath1 January 1973

Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Britain officially becomes a member of the EU

Names involved

Edward Richard George Heath

Provenance

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