Winston Churchill was a British statesman who served as prime minister from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. As First Lord of the Admiralty before and during the First World War he authorized the Gallipoli campaign of 1915, a costly failure that temporarily damaged his political career. He became prime minister in May 1940 and led Britain through the Second World War, becoming a symbol of national resistance to Nazi Germany. Beyond politics he was a prolific writer and historian, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 for his wartime memoirs.
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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 1874 - 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, military officer, and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955.
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30 November 1874
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24 January 1965
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As First Lord of the Admiralty before and during the First World War he authorized the Gallipoli campaign of 1915, a costly failure that temporarily damaged his political career.
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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 1874 - 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, military officer, and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955.
Participant In: World War II, Lead section, national government and Allied war effort
Churchill formed a national government and oversaw British involvement in the Allied war effort against the Axis powers, resulting in victory in 1945.
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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 1874 - 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, military officer, and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955.
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British Prime Minister Winston Churchill has been criticised for his role in the famine
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British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was the only political leader to advocate the liberation of Prague by the Western Allies.
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