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Terry Waite (born in 1939) as the archhishop's special envoy, Waite disappeared on 20 January 1987 while engaged in secret negotiations to free European hostages in Beirut, Lebanon. He was taken hostage by an Islamic group and released on 18 November 1991.

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Terry Waite was a British religious adviser to the archbishop of Canterbury 1980-1987. read more...

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