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'''Edward Gough Whitlam''' was | '''Edward Gough Whitlam''' was a [[Social Democracy|social democrat]] and Prime Minister of [[Australia]] from 1972 to 1975 who presided over massive reforms in the country before his termination in a [[Australian Constitutional Crisis (1975)|controversial dismissal]]. | ||
== Whitlam Government == | == Whitlam Government == | ||
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Edward Gough Whitlam was a social democrat and Prime Minister of Australia from 1972 to 1975 who presided over massive reforms in the country before his termination in a controversial dismissal.
Whitlam Government
Positives
- Whitlam abolished conscription and forgave all those who were in jail for resisting conscription.
- Whitlam withdrew all Australian troops from Vietnam.
- Whitlam opened up relations with China and Australia
Negatives
- Whitlam helped lay the foundation of Indonesia's genocidal Invasion and Occupation of East Timor