LONDON (Reuters) - Edward Heath, who died on Sunday aged 89, shepherded Britain into Europe as prime minister but he will also be remembered for long years in the political wilderness, often bitterly critical of his successor Margaret Thatcher.
Heath's enduring achievement as premier from 1970 to 1974 was to secure Britain's membership of the European Community in 1973, marking the country's break with the colonial era.
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