Alejandro Betts

Alejandro Betts
Alejandro Betts at the meeting of the UN Special Committee on Decolonization in 2011
Born
Alexander Jacob Betts

(1947-10-28)28 October 1947
Stanley, Falkland Islands
Died13 March 2020(2020-03-13) (aged 72)
Ushuaia, Argentina
NationalityArgentine
Known forCampaigning for Argentine sovereignty over the Falkland Islands

Alejandro Jacobo Betts[1] (born Alexander Jacob Betts, 28 October 1947[2] – 13 March 2020) was a Falklands-born Argentine air-traffic controller and activist who worked with the Argentine government as a technical advisor on the Tierra del Fuego's Malvinas Question Provincial Observatory Advisory Council. Betts supported Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands and was a controversial figure in the Falklands as a result. Betts also was the older brother of Terry Betts, who served as a member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Council and assisted British forces in the Falklands War.[3] His younger brother Peter served in the British Task Force.

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  3. ^ Sherwood, Deborah (2007). "Falklands Traitor; Ware in the South Atlantic: 25 Years On – Exclusive – Three brothers in Port Stanley. Three brothers in Port Stanley. Two helped the Brits, the other sided with the Argies". Sunday Mirror. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.