词条 | Profumo affair |
释义 | Profumo affair British political scandal in British history, political and intelligence scandal in the early 1960s that helped topple the Conservative Party government of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (Macmillan, Harold). Involving sex, a Russian spy, and the secretary of state for war, the scandal captured the attention of the British public and discredited the government. ![]() Despite charges of attempted espionage, neither the FBI nor British intelligence was able to confirm or deny that Ivanov had attempted to entrap Profumo or to use Keeler as an access agent. Ivanov left Britain before the scandal became public, attending the Academy of the General Staff and later serving in important intelligence positions until his retirement in 1981. Following her trial, in which she was convicted of perjury and conspiracy, Keeler sank into obscurity, though in 2001 she wrote an autobiography, which many considered an essentially worthless account of the affair. Ward committed suicide on the last day of his trial for pimping. Profumo began a career in philanthropy and was named Commander of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1975 for his charitable work. |
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