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Owen, David Anthony Llewellyn (1938- )

British politician, Labour foreign secretary 1977–79. In 1981 he was one of the founders of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), and became its leader in 1983. Opposed to the decision of the majority of the party to merge with the Liberals in 1987, Owen stood down but emerged in 1988 as leader of a rump SDP, which was eventually disbanded in 1990.

Owen was born in Plymouth and trained as a doctor before entering Parliament in 1966. In 1992 he replaced Lord Carrington as European Community (now European Union) mediator in the peace talks on Bosnia‐Herzegovina. He resigned from the post in 1995, and retired from active politics. He received a life peerage in 1992.


From the Hutchinson Encyclopedia of World History. © Research Machines plc [2006] All Rights Reserved, Helicon Publishing is a division of Research Machines.
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25 January 1981

In Britain, the 'Gang of Four', Labour Party politicians Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Shirley Williams and Bill Rodgers announce their intention to leave the Labour party to form a new social democratic party.

26 March 1981
In Britain, Roy Jenkins, David Owen, William Rodgers and Shirley Williams launch a new political party, the Social Democrat Party.
28 March 1990
American President George Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.
3 August 1936
In Germany, Jesse Owens wins the 100 meter gold medal, one of four medals he won at the Berlin Olympics.
6 August 1987
In Britain, David Owen, the leader of the Social Democratic Party, resigns after members of the party voted to merge with the Liberal Party.
 

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