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Margaret Thatcher is elected leader of the Conservative Party in the UK, making her the first woman to head a major political party in Britain. Her actions as Conservative leader will inspire numerous songs, including I'm in Love with Margaret Thatcher [1979] by Notsensibles; Stand Down Margaret [1980] by The Beat; Margaret On The Guillotine [1988] by Morrissey; Tramp The Dirt Down [1989] by Elvis Costello and The Day That Margaret Thatcher Dies [2011] by Pete Wylie.
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