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Carrington, Peter Alexander Rupert (1919– )| British Conservative politician. He was defence secretary 1970–74, and led the opposition in the House of Lords 1964–70 and 1974–79. While foreign secretary 1979–82, he negotiated independence for Zimbabwe, but resigned after failing to anticipate the Falklands crisis. He was secretary general of NATO 1984–88 and chaired the European Community-sponsored peace talks on Yugoslavia in 1991. He was knighted in 1958. |
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