HAROLD HOLT
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Australia’s 17th prime minister, Harold Holt, went missing in December 1967. It’s most probable that he just drowned, and his remains were never located since he decided to go swimming at a rather secluded beach on a day when the tide was exceptionally rough, according to eyewitnesses.
Naturally, Occam’s Razor did not prevent individuals from concocting ludicrous conspiracies. Others claim he was a Chinese spy who staged his death to return to China, while some claim the CIA assassinated him because he wanted to get Australia out of Vietnam. Paradoxically, Australia made the decision to name and dedicate a swimming facility in his honor. Yikes.
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