Diplomacy & Public Service
Landmark
Shridath Ramphal
1928 – 2024
Commonwealth Secretary-General from 1975 to 1990
Landmark is level 2 of 4 in the Guyana Hall of Fame: a first that opened a door, or the pre-eminent figure of their generation in this country. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
A lawyer and Guyana's foreign minister who led the Commonwealth for fifteen years, through its campaign against apartheid.
Ramphal later co-chaired the Commission on Global Governance and chaired the West Indian Commission, whose report Time for Action (1992) shaped regional integration.
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