Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the Guyana Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
A lawyer who became president on the death of Forbes Burnham in 1985 and began opening the economy to the market.
Hoyte accepted defeat in the 1992 election, which was widely seen as the country's first free and fair vote in decades, and led the opposition until his death in 2002.
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