Harold Holt
Harold Edward Holt[1] (5 August 1908 – 17 December 1967) was the 17th Prime Minister of Australia.[2] He became Prime Minister after the retirement of Robert Menzies. He supported the United States in the Vietnam War. He disappeared while swimming at a beach in Victoria in December 1967. His body was never found. Many urban Australian myths surround his disppearance.[3]
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| 17th Prime Minister of Australia | |
| In office 26 January 1966 – 17 December 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Menzies |
| Succeeded by | John McEwen |
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| Born | 5 August 1908 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Died | 17 December 1967 (aged 59) Point Nepean, Victoria |
| Political party | Liberal |
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On the day of his disappearance, the guards at the gate of Point Nepean told Percy Cenulty, who held a camp that day at Point Nepean, that Harold Holt wasn't in the car that went through the gate. Theories state that Harold never went to the beach that day. The second night, the Springvale Necropolis was surrounded by military For the whole night. This has not happened ever before and since.
Early life and education
Harold Edward[4] was born on 5 August 1908 in Stanmore, Sydney. Holt completed his schooling from Nubba State School. After one year of schooling at Nubba State School he went to Abbotsholme College, a private school in Killara where he studied for three years.[5] In 1920, Holt went to Wesley College, Melbourne. He won a scholarship in his final year and graduated second in his class.[4]
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Harold Holt as a university student
Australian politicians Harold Holt, Robert Menzies, and Geoffrey Street in Melbourne on the day Menzies became prime minister for the first time. Holt and Street became members of his ministry.
Holt with Prime Minister Robert Menzies
Holt (right) moments after being sworn in as Prime Minister on 26 January 1966
An Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) video showing Holt (as Treasurer) introducing the coins of the new Australian dollar in 1964
Holt, Gordon Bryant (left), and Bill Wentworth (right) meeting with FCAATSI representatives – from left to right, Faith Bandler, Douglas Nicholls, Burnum Burnum, and Winnie Branson
Holt and Prime Minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ of South Vietnam on Kỳ's visit to Australia in 1967
Holt with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara at the Pentagon in July 1966
Holt with U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson in October 1966
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References
- ↑ Hocking, Jenny (2017-12-16). "Harold Holt: the legacy is evident, 50 years after his disappearance | Jenny Hocking" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/dec/17/harold-holt-the-legacy-is-evident-50-years-after-his-disappearance. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ↑ "Harold Holt: The Australian prime minister who disappeared". SBS News. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ↑ "Harold Holt's disappearance and the conspiracy theories that won't vanish". ABC News. 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 World, Republic. "Today marks 52 years of ex-Australian PM Harold Holt's mysterious disppearance". Republic World. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ↑ "एक ऐसा प्रधानमंत्री, जो रहस्यमय तरीके से हो गया था गायब, आज तक नहीं मिला". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
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