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Maxwell Acquires Daily Mirror for £113 Million, Expanding Media Empire

1984-07-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Robert Maxwell acquires Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) from Reed International for £113 million in July 1984, gaining control of six British newspapers including the Daily Mirror. This strategic acquisition significantly expanded Maxwell’s media influence in Britain and triggered an intense …

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Robert Maxwell's Secret KGB Meeting Coincides with Czechoslovakia Invasion Planning

1968-08-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

British media mogul and Labour MP Robert Maxwell secretly travels to Moscow to meet KGB head Yuri Andropov in 1968. This meeting occurs during Soviet planning for the invasion of Czechoslovakia, with Andropov as the main advocate for ’extreme measures’ against Prague Spring reforms. …

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