{"slug": "bob-hawke", "label": "Bob Hawke", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Hawke", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q269372", "qid": "Q269372", "description": "Australian politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Australia (1929-2019)", "entries": 8, "years": 6, "span": [1929, 1990], "span_label": ["1929 CE", "1990 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 5}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Economy & Finance", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "australian-labor-party", "label": "Australian Labor Party", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "national-party-of-australia", "label": "National Party of Australia", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "liberal-party-of-australia", "label": "Liberal Party of Australia", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "prime-minister-of-australia", "label": "Prime Minister of Australia", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "coalition-australia", "label": "Coalition (Australia)", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "john-howard", "label": "John Howard", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1929, "year_label": "1929 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "December 9", "text": "December 9 – Bob Hawke, 23rd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2019)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372436446#December", "title": "1929", "revid": 1372436446, "section": "Births › December"}}, {"year": 1983, "year_label": "1983 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February 3", "text": "February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subsequent leadership spill Bob Hawke is elected as Hayden's successor unopposed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366392977#February", "title": "1983", "revid": 1366392977, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1983, "year_label": "1983 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 5", "text": "March 5 – Australian federal election: The Labor Party led by Bob Hawke defeats the Liberal/National Coalition government led by Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser. Hawke is to be sworn in on March 11. As soon as the results become clear, Fraser resigns from the Liberal leadership; he is replaced by outgoing Minister for Industry and Commerce Andrew Peacock.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366392977#March", "title": "1983", "revid": 1366392977, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 1983, "year_label": "1983 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": "December 9", "text": "December 9 – The Australian dollar is floated by Federal treasurer Paul Keating. Under the old flexible peg system, the Reserve Bank bought and sold all Australian dollars and cleared the market at the end of the day. This initiative is taken by the government of Bob Hawke.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366392977#December", "title": "1983", "revid": 1366392977, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1984, "year_label": "1984 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "December 2", "text": "December 2 – 1984 Australian federal election: Bob Hawke's Labor government is re-elected with a reduced majority, defeating the Liberal/National Coalition led by Andrew Peacock.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371242779#December", "title": "1984", "revid": 1371242779, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1987, "year_label": "1987 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 11", "text": "July 11 – 1987 Australian federal election: Bob Hawke's Labor government is re-elected with an increased majority, defeating the Liberal Party led by John Howard and the National Party led by Ian Sinclair.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372769014#July", "title": "1987", "revid": 1372769014, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1989, "year_label": "1989 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "March 20", "text": "March 20 – Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke weeps on national television as he admits marital infidelity.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369557705#March", "title": "1989", "revid": 1369557705, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 1990, "year_label": "1990 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 24", "text": "March 24 – 1990 Australian federal election: Bob Hawke's Labor government is re-elected with a reduced majority, narrowly defeating the Liberal/National Coalition led by Andrew Peacock.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366571855#March", "title": "1990", "revid": 1366571855, "section": "Events › March"}}]}