1945Labour Party Landslide and Potsdam Conference

The Labour Party win the British general election by a lands...
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1935
1945

🗳️ British General Election Results in New Prime Minister

Final British General election until 1945. Stanley Baldwin replaces Ramsay MacDonald as Prime Minister.
British General Election Results in New Prime Minister (1935)
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🗳️ Labour Party Landslide and Potsdam Conference

The Labour Party win the British general election by a landslide. Clement Attlee replaces Churchill as British Prime Minister and immediately flies to the negotiating table at Potsdam. The Potsdam Declaration is issued.
Labour Party Landslide and Potsdam Conference (1945)
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🤝 Potsdam Conference Begins

The Potsdam Conference begins under British Prime Minister Churchill, Soviet Prime Minister Stalin and U.S. President Truman. The Allied leaders agree to insist upon the unconditional surrender of Japan.
Potsdam Conference Begins (1945)
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📜 Potsdam Conference Concludes

End of the Potsdam Conference: Issues such as the expulsion of Germans from the eastern quarter of Germany and elsewhere in eastern Europe are mandated in the Potsdam Agreement.
Potsdam Conference Concludes (1945)
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