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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1983, June | |
| In a general election, the Labour Party received only 28 percent of the vote, its worst showing since 1918. The Social Democratic–Liberal Alliance received 26 percent. Conservatives maintained their majority in the House of Commons, and Margaret Thatcher won reelection as prime minister. | 1 |
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| First cruise nuclear missiles arrived at Greenham Common air base, Berkshire. | 2 |
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| Thirty thousand women demonstrated against the nuclear presence at Greenham Common. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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