Ex-Falklands governor Rex Hunt dies

Nov 12 2012

Sir Rex Hunt, who was governor of the Falkland Islands during the 1982 Argentine invasion, has died at the age of 86, officials have confirmed.

Sir Rex will be remembered for his "courage and dignity" in facing the invasion, the Falkland Islands government said.

He also served for many years as chairman of the Falkland Islands Association and as president of the UK Falkland Islands Trust and was granted the freedom of the island capital, Stanley, in 1985.

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