Who was Robert Anthony Eden?
Q: Who was Robert Anthony Eden?
A: Robert Anthony Eden was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He was also known as Sir Anthony Eden.
Q: Where did he receive his education?
A: Robert Anthony Eden received his education at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.
Q: What is he best remembered for?
A: Robert Anthony Eden is best remembered for being appointed Foreign Secretary in 1935 by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and resigning in 1938 in protest at Chamberlain's appeasement of Adolf Hitler. He is also remembered for being Winston Churchill's Foreign Secretary during World War II, and again in 1951-1955.
Q: What happened to him in 1953?
A: In 1953, Robert Anthony Eden had an operation to remove gallstones which went wrong and ruined his health.
Q: When did he become Prime Minister?
A: Robert Anthony Eden became Prime Minister when Winston Churchill retired in 1955.
Q: When did Harold Macmillan replace him as Prime Minister?
A: Harold Macmillan replaced Robert Anthony Eden as Prime Minister in 1957.
Q: How has his life been described?
A: His life has been described as having two halves; the first half, from the 1930s to wartime, being brilliant while he is often ranked among the least successful British Prime Ministers of the 20th century after the Suez Crisis of 1956 led up to his resignation as Prime Minister.
