Harold Wilson23 May 1966
A state of emergency is declared in response to the seamen's strike
Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
A state of emergency is declared in response to the seamen's strike
Adivises Wilson to declare an emergency after rising oil prices & pressure on sterling
The 3 day week & the state of emergency ends
Calls a state of emergencey after violence & strikes by the Ulster Workers Council
Foot, along with Jennie Lee and others, courted controversy when they supported Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, after she prompted the declaration of a state of emergency
Callaghan wishes to declare a state of emergency but is over-ruled by his colleagues
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