Margaret Thatcher (The Era of Relative Peace)

Margaret Thatcher (October 13, 1925-April 8, 2013), also known as the "Iron Lady," was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 the 1992. It was under her leadership the United Kingdom would go to war with Argentina over the Falkland Islands and the South Georgia and the South Sandwhich Islands in 1982. The UK succeeded in retaking their South Atlantic territories, thus bolstering their prestige internationally. Thatcher also held an agreement with China over the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong in 1984, in which the territory will be returned to China in 1997.

Perhaps her biggest highlight of her administration was Britain's role during World War III. The United Kingdom, being a member of NATO, immediately sent its forces to defend the rest of Western Europe from Soviet aggression. While West Germany and other nations fell, the UK itself was never invaded but was attacked by Soviet bombers targeting major cities and military bases. The country effectively stood its ground just in time for American and Canadian reinforcements arriving en masse on the United Kingdom from North America. The UK itself however would not come off scot free. The overseas territories of the Turks and Caicos Islands would be invaded by Cuba in November 1989 while Hong Kong, the crown jewel of the British Empire in Asia, was occupied by the PLA after weeks of fierce resistance posed by the British Forces Overseas Hong Kong. The United Kingdom, alongside its allies and the Commonwealth realm, would later retake their overseas territories from the communist forces. Thatcher would lead Britain throughout the war, eventually emerging victorious with the Allied Forces at the war's conclusion in 1991.

Despite the nation's continued strength on the World Stage and being a victor of WWIII, its temporary loss of several BOTs has somewhat reduced the nation's image, which somewhat led to what historians considered "the end of the British Empire." Thatcher, despite being popular throughout the war as her role as the Iron Lady was even strengthened resigned as Prime Minister in 1992 due to the stress she incurred during the war.

Thatcher died on April 8, 2013 at the age of 88.