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'''Harold Macmillan''' (1894-1986) was Prime Minister of the UK from 1957 to 1963. He came to power after [[Anthony Eden]] resigned and won a landslide victory in 1959. In 1963, misdiagnosed with prostate cancer, he suddenly resigned.
Known as "Supermac", Macmillan's time in office saw a prosperous Britain, but later a wage freeze due to balance of payments issues. 1962 saw the "Night of the Long Knives", where eight members of his Cabinet were sacked in one go. The next year saw the Profumo scandal, which can be summarised as "Cabinet minister sleeps with prostitute who is also sleeping with Soviet spy".
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