Timeline Tuesday 5 April 1955

Tuesday 5 April 1955

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Events on Tuesday 5 April 1955 1

1955 Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister Anthony Eden succeeds Churchill as UK premier Winston Churchill resigned as British Prime Minister due to declining health, ending his second and final term. Anthony Eden succeeded him the same day. Churchill remained a member of Parliament until 1964.