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Winston Churhcill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (30 November 1874-24 Januar 1965) wis an Inglis politeecian maist weel-kent for his guideship o the Unitit Kinrick durin Warld Weir II. Houaniver he wis an officer in the Breetish airmy, a historian, a Nobel-prize winnin author an an airtist an aw.

Bairnheid

He wis born in Bleinheim Pailace in 1874, intae a weel-kent faimlie. As a bairn, he wis no guid in schuil, an gat inta tribble. He gae'd tae Harrow Schuil 1888, an whilk thare he jynt the Harrow Rifle Corps. Forby, whilk he wis thare he gat guid merks in Inglis an History an wis the schuil fencin champion.

Breetish Airmy

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Churchill in militar uniform in 1895

Efter he lea'd Harrow in 1893, he applee'd tae the Ryal Militar Academy Sandhurst, houaniver it teuk him three shotties tae git in. Whan he gat in, he graduatit 8t oot o a cless o 150, an wis commissioned as a Seicont Lieutenant in the 4t Queen's Awn Hussars. As an officer in the Breetish airmy, he see'd combat in Indie, Sudan an in Sooth Africae, durin the Seicont Boer Weir. Forby, he sert on the Wastren Front durin Warld Weir II.

Politeecal Career

In 1900 he wis electit tae be a Member o Pairlament for Oldham as a Conservative. Houaniver in 1904 he becam a Liberal, an in 1906 became Member o Pairliament for Manchester North-Wast. In 1911 he becam First Lord o the Admiralty, whilk he haudit intae Warld Weir I. He supportit reform sic as naval aviation, development o tanks an switchin fare coal tae uilie in the Ryal Navy. Houaniver, efter the Battle o Gallipoli, he resigned an jynt the airmy again serirn on the Wastren Front (see abuin). In 1922 he jynt the Conservatives again, but didna git electit, so he 1923 he retourt tae the Liberals but didna git electit but he gat electit in 1924 he gat electit as an indepenedent in Epping, an the neist year he jynt the Conservatives yit again an wis appyntit Chancellor o the Exchequer. In 1929 the Conservatives lost the General Election, an Churchill didna chuise tae try an git reelectit, but he chuist tae stey inrowed wi politeecs.

Warld Weir II

At the ootbrak o WWII, Churchill wis appyntit First Lord o the Admiralty again, siclike he haed been at the ootbrak o WWI. But efter Neville Chamberlain resigned as Prime Meenister, Churchill wis teuk ower. As Prime Meenister, Breetain faced bein invadit bi Germany. His speeches war o great inspiratoin tae the Breetish fowk, mony o thaim still faur-kent nou. He haed a guid sibness wi Americae whilk helpit tae git supplies fare thaim, an keepit thaim as allies. Maugre bein anti-communist, he supportit the Soviet Union durin WWII an gied thaim supplies an wappens. His speeches keepit the morale o Breetish fowk up, anhe helpit tae guide the kintras militar wi his generals tae win the weir, whan it haed leukit like Breetain wuid be invadit. This makkit him verra faur ben wi Breetish fowk, an he is conseedered ane o the best orators e'er. Warld Weir 2 hinderly endit in August 1945.

Efter the Weir

Efter the weir, maugre his undeemous popularity, he lost the neist general election. This is believed tae be acause the Breetish fowk socht reform efter the weir. Houaniver he remained in politeecs, an wis reelectit as Prime Meenister in 1951. Durin this time, he haed tae deal wi the Mau Mau rebellion an the Malayan Emergency, but aucht unweel halth, he retired as Prime Meenister in 1955. He than spent less time in Pairlament till he retired frae poleetics awthegither in 1964. He dee'd in 1965. Nouadays he is conseedered ane o the best orators, leaders an Breetish fowk e'er.