Margaret Thatcher on Armenian earthquake
- Title
- Margaret Thatcher on Armenian earthquake
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 8 Dec 1988
- Year of production
- 1988
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- Duration
- 00:01:49
- Description
- A devastating earthquake has left tens of thousands dead in Armenia. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev had been due to visit Britain, but was forced to return home. UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher speaks of the tragedy, and expresses her concern for those affected. Interviewer not heard.
- Contributors
- Margaret Thatcher
- Keywords
- Earthquakes; UK; USSR; International relations; State visits; Natural disasters; Mikhail Gorbachev; Armenia; Spitak earthquake (1988)
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LBC/IRN, "Margaret Thatcher on Armenian earthquake". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0011200308006 (Accessed 06 May 2025)