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Ministry of Defence

1947–1964 United Kingdom government ministry responsible for coordinating national defence
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Ministry of Defence

Summary

Ministry of Defence is a government agency[1]. It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Ministry of Defence is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Ministry of Defence is in the country of GB[4].
  • Ministry of Defence's instance of is recorded as government agency[5].
  • 1947 marks the founding of Ministry of Defence[6].
  • 1964-04-01 marks the founding of Ministry of Defence[7].
  • Ministry of Defence was dissolved in 1964[8].
  • Ministry of Defence's replaced by is recorded as Ministry of Defence[9].
  • Ministry of Defence's legal form is recorded as AVYY[10].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1947[6] and 1964-04-01[7].

Dissolution

Ministry of Defence was dissolved in 1964[8].

Why It Matters

Ministry of Defence is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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