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Harold Wilson
Harold Wilson was a British Labour politician who served as prime minister from 1964 to 1970 and from 1974 to 1976. His governments faced repeated economic crises, devalued the pound in 1967 and announced in January 1968 the withdrawal of British forces from east of Suez, including the Persian Gulf, by the end of 1971. He also held the 1975 referendum that confirmed Britain's membership of the European Communities.
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