Alejandro Betts

Alejandro Jacobo Betts (born Alexander Jacob Betts, 28 October 1947 – 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. His younger brother Peter served in the British Task Force.

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
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