Difference between revisions of "Gough Whitlam"
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| + | '''Gough Whitlam''' became Prime Minister of Australia on 5 December 1972 and quickly began a series of reforms which distanced Australia from its former colonial masters and from USA. Some of his ministers publicly condemned the American’s indiscriminate bombing of towns, civilian targes and dense population centres as corrupt and barbaric. Whitlam also expressed his unhappiness about the [[Pine Gap]] spy station in the middle of Australia, spying on everyone including civilians, government and military.<ref>http://one-just-world.blogspot.com/2016_02_01_archive.html</ref> | ||
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| + | The ‘Whitlam Problem’ was considered such a threat to US hegemony and control over Australia that they dispatched their problem solver man of the moment, ‘Coup Master’ Marshall Green, to Canberra as Ambassador. | ||
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The [[deep political milieu]], [[Le Cercle]], has been accused of destabilizing [[Gough Whitlam]]'s [[Australia]]n government because it opposed a conservative economic agenda.<ref>[[Document:The Pinay Circle]]</ref><ref>http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/sociopol_lecercle04.htm</ref> | The [[deep political milieu]], [[Le Cercle]], has been accused of destabilizing [[Gough Whitlam]]'s [[Australia]]n government because it opposed a conservative economic agenda.<ref>[[Document:The Pinay Circle]]</ref><ref>http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/sociopol_lecercle04.htm</ref> | ||
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| Born | Edward Gough Whitlam 1916-07-11 Kew, Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2014-10-21 (Age 98) Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Mowbray House School, Knox Grammar School, Telopea Park School, Canberra Grammar School, University of Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | • Tony • Nicholas • Stephen Catherine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Margaret Whitlam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | US/Department/State/International Visitor Leadership Program | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest of | Australian Secret Intelligence Service | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Australian Labor Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gough Whitlam became Prime Minister of Australia on 5 December 1972 and quickly began a series of reforms which distanced Australia from its former colonial masters and from USA. Some of his ministers publicly condemned the American’s indiscriminate bombing of towns, civilian targes and dense population centres as corrupt and barbaric. Whitlam also expressed his unhappiness about the Pine Gap spy station in the middle of Australia, spying on everyone including civilians, government and military.[1]
Downfall
- Full article: 1975 Australian coup
- Full article: 1975 Australian coup
The ‘Whitlam Problem’ was considered such a threat to US hegemony and control over Australia that they dispatched their problem solver man of the moment, ‘Coup Master’ Marshall Green, to Canberra as Ambassador.
The deep political milieu, Le Cercle, has been accused of destabilizing Gough Whitlam's Australian government because it opposed a conservative economic agenda.[2][3]
