Anthony Vincent
Canadian ambassador to Peru
About Anthony Vincent
Lived 1939 – 1999 (aged 59).
Anthony Vincent (November 9, 1939 – October 29, 1999) was the Canadian ambassador to Peru from 1993 to 1997. He was a key player in the Japanese embassy hostage crisis of 1996, for which he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. He previously served as ambassador to Myanmar and high commissioner to Bangladesh from 1985 to 1988, and later served as ambassador to Spain from 1997 to 1999. Vincent died on October 29, 1999 in Montreal at the age of 59.
Vincent is the subject of the 2008 book The Ambassador's Word: Hostage Crisis in Peru 1996-97 by David J. Goldfield.
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Who was Anthony Vincent?
Canadian ambassador to Peru (1939-1999)
When was Anthony Vincent born?
Anthony Vincent was born on 9 November 1939.
When did Anthony Vincent die?
Anthony Vincent died on 29 October 1999.
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