Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (12 June 1897 - 14 January 1977) was a British politician who was Foreign Secretary for three periods between 1935 and 1955, including World War II and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1955 to 1957. He is mainly remembered for his role in the Suez Crisis of 1956, which was politically disastrous from a British perspective. He is generally ranked among the least successful British Prime Ministers of the 20th century. Wikipedia
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Biography of Sir Anthony Eden 1955-7 Conservative b. 12/6/1897; d. 14/1/77 [On the Suez Crisis:] "We are in an armed conflict; that is the phrase I have used. There has been no declaration of war." Sir Anthony Eden succeeded Winston Churchill www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page132.asp