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Thatcher's nickname of "the [[Iron Lady]]" originated from the Soviet military newspaper ''Red Star'', bestowed on her for an anti-communist speech in 1976 and [[Appropriated Appellation|not intended as a compliment]].
Whatever you think of her, no one can deny that she was a strong leader, able to steer a cabinet of men for 11 years. And, of course, she was not only the first and only female Prime Minister, but the first and only female leader of the Conservative Party, a body not particularly noted as a bastion of female empowerment. That said, when the suggestion of a state funeral was mooted recently, there were some ''very'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmmomV-ax-s unkind suggestions] for a manner of burial (including [[Buried Alive|not waiting for her to die]]). The student union of King's College, [[Oxbridge|Cambridge]] voted to set aside funds for a party to celebrate her death (though they reversed the decision after a [[Dude, Not Funny|hostile reaction]]). There is sure to be both heartfelt mourning and [[And There Was Much Rejoicing|much rejoicing]] when she kicks the bucket.
It is worth noting that, despite much of the country despising her, she is the only recent PM commonly referred to by the media as "Mrs Thatcher" rather than just by her surname, and is ''always'' the cited comparison for any other female leader in any other country, regardless of how tenuous the comparison.
Also, she was a dear friend of [[Not Evil, Just Misunderstood|former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet]]. And then he died.
The subject of [[Margaret Thatcher in Fiction]] is large enough to get a page to itself.
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