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Sir Joshua Abraham Hassan GBE KCMG LVO QC JP (21 August 1915 – 1 July 1997), nicknamed "Salvador" (Saviour), was a Gibraltarian politician, and first mayor and Chief Minister of Gibraltar, serving four terms as chief minister for a total of over 20 years.
Jul 3, 1997 · Sir Joshua Hassan, the elder statesman of Gibraltar who was widely popular for his firm stand against Spanish claims of sovereignty over this tiny British colony, died on Tuesday. He was 81.
Sir Joshua Hassan, Gibraltar's first Chief Minister, dominated the life of the Rock throughout a political career that spanned 40 years. With his encouragement, Gibraltarians, who for nearly...
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Aug 21, 2013 · David B. Green. Follow. Aug 21, 2013. August 21, 1915, was the birthdate of Joshua Hassan, the first mayor and chief minister of Gibraltar. Having been born on the Rock, the 2.6-square-mile enclave at the southern edge of Iberia, he led the movement that resulted in its local autonomy under British sovereignty in the 1960s.
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Aug 3, 2015 · Remembering The Gibraltar AACR (R)evolution – On Salvador’s 100th Birthday Gibraltar enjoys a lot of self-determination as a territory and this has been hard won. Mark Montegriffo remembers Joshua Hassan, one of the key players in winning it, on his centenary.
Jul 10, 1997 · Sir Joshua Abraham Hassan, defender of Gibraltar, died on July 1st, aged 81. Jul 10th 1997 |. IN JUNE 1969, Spain, then a dictatorship under General Franco, closed its border with Gibraltar....
Sir Joshua Abraham Hassan GBE KCMG LVO QC JP (21 August 1915 – 1 July 1997), nicknamed "Salvador" (Saviour), was a Gibraltarian politician, and first mayor and Chief Minister of Gibraltar for more than 20 years.