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How a pandemic struck a British PM and changed the world. No, not this one | CBC NewsAlexander Panetta · CBC News · Posted: Apr 09, 2020 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 9Boris Johnson isn't the first British PM hospitalized by the largest pandemic of his century. In 1918, the Spanish flu sickened and killed a staggering array of world leaders, and shaped the future politics of India, South Africa, the Soviet Union and perhaps every country involved in the Second World War.Britain's prime minister lay sequestered in a room for days, struggling to survive the deadliest pandemic of the century, while scant details trickled out to the public.Boris Johnson in 2020? No, David Lloyd George in 1918.The Spanish flu left a staggering trail of consequences on politics around the world, with Lloyd George one of numerous world leaders afflicted.Read story and images at: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/spanish-flu-politics-1.5527145
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