British diplomat, civil servant and sinologist who served as British Ambassador to the People's Republic of China 1978 - 83, playing a significant role in the Sino-British negotiations which led up to the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration in 1984.
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Sir Percy Cradock
Academic, writer and Labour councillor for Camden. Our colleague Andrew Behan has kindly researched this man:Â Brian Charles M Weekes was born on 7 November 1935 and his birth was registered in Woo...
Organisation that was the external arm of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM). An anti-apartheid activist movement that emerged in South Africa in the mid-1960s after the banning of the African ...
Liberal Party politician. Member of Parliament for Wycombe from 1862 to 1868. Photo credit: The Congregational Memorial Hall Trust (1978) Limited.
Born Northamptonshire. Apprenticed as a scrivener (like a secretary). Entered business and then set up a bank. Made a fortune from his connections with the slave trade and entered politics. Lord Ma...
Person, Lord Mayor, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues
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