Cheddi Jagan President

Cheddi Berret Jagan (22 March 1918 – 6 March 1997) was a Guyanese politician who was first elected Chief Minister in 1953 and later Premier of British Guiana from 1961 to 1964, prior to independence. He later served as President of Guyana from 1992 to 1997. He is widely regarded in Guyana as the "Father of the Nation".

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Cheddi Jagan
Birth dateMarch 22, 1918
Birth nameCheddi Berret Jagan
Birth place
Georgetown Guyana , Port Mourant , Guyana
Religion
Hinduism
Date of deathMarch 06, 1997
Place of death
Washington D.C. , United States
Education
Howard University
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