Alan Sked3 September 1993
Founds the UK Independence Party to campaign for withdrawal from the European Union.
Great Britain · Politics / UK Independence Party. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Founds the UK Independence Party to campaign for withdrawal from the European Union.
Elected to the European Parliament for UKIP.
Becomes leader of UKIP for the first time.
UKIP finishes second in the UK European Parliament election.
UKIP wins the UK European Parliament election, intensifying pressure for a referendum.
Wins the Clacton by-election after defecting from the Conservatives to UKIP.
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