Statecraft & Independence
Landmark
Cheddi Jagan
1918 – 1997
Founder of the People's Progressive Party and president
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Why they are here
A dentist of Indian descent who founded the People's Progressive Party and became chief minister in 1953, only to have the constitution suspended by Britain after 133 days.
Jagan led the colony's government again from 1957 to 1964. After decades in opposition he was elected president in 1992 in elections widely accepted as free, and served until his death in 1997.
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