Clement Attlee
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Government and Politics
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Presidents, Prime Ministers
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, British History
Article abstract: As prime minister from 1945 to 1951, Attlee led his Labour government as it became a close ally with the United States, granted Indian independence, nationalized major sectors of the economy, established a welfare state, and restructured the postwar economy. With his decisiveness, sound judgment, and managerial abilities, Attlee himself contributed significantly to that success.
Early Life
Clement Richard Attlee was born on January 3, 1883, in Putney, near London. He was reared in a large, late-Victorian, Christian, upper-middle-class...
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