History & Society
Winston Churchill
prime minister of United Kingdom
Category:
History & Society
- In full:
- Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
- Born:
- November 30, 1874, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England
- Died:
- January 24, 1965, London (aged 90)
- Political Affiliation:
- Conservative Party
- Liberal Party
- Awards And Honors:
- Nobel Prize (1953)
- On the Web:
- America’s National Churchill Museum - Meet Winston Churchill (Mar. 28, 2024)
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Winston Churchill (born November 30, 1874, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England—died January 24, 1965, London) British statesman, orator, and author who as prime minister (1940–45, 1951–55) rallied the British people during World War II and led his country from the brink of defeat to victory. After a sensational rise to prominence in national politics before World War I, Churchill acquired a reputation for erratic judgment in the war itself and in the decade that followed. Politically suspect in consequence, he was a lonely figure until his response to Adolf Hitler’s challenge brought him to leadership of a national coalition in 1940. ...(100 of 7201 words)