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Good Churchill, bad Churchill?

Updated Tuesday, 24 January 2023
Everyone has an opinion on former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. We take a look at some of the highlights as well as the controversies of his career.

The 'good' Churchill

"Never was so much owed by so many to so few", the famous line by Churchill marked one of the definining moments in 1940.

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The 'bad' Churchill

1943, as then a British possession, India suffered a disastrous famine in the north-eastern region of Bengal. At least three million people are believed to have died - and Churchill's actions, or lack thereof, have been the subject of criticism.

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