KEY MOMENTS
- Born Margaret Roberts on 13 October 1925
- First stood for Parliament in the 1950 election
- Married businessman Denis Thatcher in 1951
- Elected as Conservative MP for Finchley in 1959
- Named education secretary by Ted Heath in 1970
- Defeated Heath in Tory leadership contest in 1975
- Became first female prime minister after Conservative election victory in 1979
- Sends taskforce to regain control of the Falklands Islands in 1982
- Wins landslide election victory in 1983
- Fights year-long battle with mining unions in 1984-5
- Survives IRA bombing of Brighton hotel during 1984 Conservative conference
- Wins third general election victory in 1987
- Resigns after facing leadership challenge in 1990
- Stands down as MP in 1992 and awarded a peerage
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