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Cosmo Haskard.
Irish-born British colonial administrator and retired British Army officer (1916-2017)
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About Cosmo Haskard
Sir Cosmo Dugal Patrick Thomas Haskard was an Irish-born British colonial administrator and British Army officer. As Governor of the Falkland Islands from 1964 to 1970, he played a key role in defeating plans by Harold Wilson's Labour government to cede the sovereignty of the islands to Argentina. He turned 100 in November 2016 and died on 21 February 2017.
Everything about Cosmo Haskard →- Occupation
- soldier, politician
- Position held
- Major, Governor of the Falkland Islands
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- November 25, 1916
- Died
- February 21, 2017