Rex Hunt (governor)

Rex Hunt (governor)

Sir Rex Masterman Hunt, CMG (29 June 1926 – 11 November 2012) was a Royal Air Force pilot, British diplomat and colonial administrator. He was Governor, Commander-in-Chief and Vice Admiral of the Falkland Islands (and concurrent High Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory) between 1980 and September 1985. Hunt became a household name during the Falklands War after the Argentine invasion of the islands, when he was briefly taken prisoner and temporarily removed from his position.

Read more about Rex Hunt (governor):  Military and Diplomatic Career, Falklands War, Post-war Life, Honours, Cultural References

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