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| Author | John Howard |
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| Genre | Autobiography |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | October 2010 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 711 |
| ISBN | 978-0-7322-8995-9 |
Lazarus Rising: A Personal and Political Autobiography is an autobiography of John Howard, the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, who served between 1996 and 2007. Howard was leader of the Liberal Party of Australia between 1985 and 1989, and again between 1995 and 2007.
The use of the term Lazarus is commonly accepted as evidence of Howard's ability to regain leadership of the Liberal Party in 1995, and subsequently become Prime Minister the following year, in spite of earlier defeats. Howard first used the term in a press conference held in May 1989, after his loss as leader, where he said that the idea of him returning to the leadership was "Lazarus with a triple by-pass".[1][2]
- ^ "Lazarus resurrected" (downloadable video). Media Watch. Australia: ABCTV. 4 August 2003. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
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