biography
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Harding (of Petherton), John Harding, Baron
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1896–1989)
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| biography:
| British soldier and field-marshal, born in South Petherton, Somerset, SW England, UK. A subaltern in World War 1, he rose to chief-of-staff of the Allied Army in Italy in 1944. As Governor-General of Cyprus (1955–7) during the political and terrorist campaign against Britain, he re-organized the security forces to combat terrorism, re-established order through the imposition of martial law and press control, banished Archbishop Makarios, and, although he failed to bring about a political settlement, was widely respected for his straightforward, soldierly approach. |
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