Margaret Thatcher remembers Gallipoli’s fallen

Title

Margaret Thatcher remembers Gallipoli’s fallen

Genre

News report; Interview; Music

TX Date

25 Apr 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:45

Description

Hannah O’Sullivan reports on UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s visit to Gallipoli to pay tribute to three hundred thousand men who died there seventy-five years ago. Includes Thatcher’s reflections on the occasion and its significance. Buglers play in the background.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Hannah O’Sullivan

Keywords

Margaret Thatcher; Prime ministers; First World War (1914-1918); Turkey; Wars (events); Commemorative events; Dardenelles campaign (1915-1916); Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

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