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Basdeo Panday

1933 - 2024

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Basdeo Panday (pronounced [bɑːsəd̪eːoː pɑːⁿɖeː]; 25 May 1933 – 1 January 2024) was a Trinidadian statesman, lawyer, politician, trade unionist, economist, and actor, who served as the fifth prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 2001. He was the first Indo-Trinidadian, along with being the first Hindu, to hold the office of prime minister. Panday was first elected to Parliament in 1976 as the Member for Couva North, Panday served as Leader of the Opposition four times between 1976 and 2010 and was a founding member of the United Labour Front (ULF), the National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR), and the United National Congress (UNC). He served as leader of the ULF and UNC, and was President General of the All Trinidad Sugar and General Workers' Trade Union from 1973 to 1995. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Basdeo Panday is the 17,670th most popular politician (down from 14,485th in 2024), the 30th most popular biography from Trinidad and Tobago (down from 10th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Trinidadian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Basdeo Panday ranks 17,666 out of 19,576. Before him are Henry Sewell, and Coffi Codjia. After him are Sibel Siber, Yevgeny Roizman, Yury Trutnev, Valeriy Heletey, John Bercow, Felix Grundy, Daniel Manning, Voula Patoulidou, Daniela Santanchè, and Mehmet Şimşek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Basdeo Panday ranks 522. Before him are Celina Jesionowska, Sándor Sára, Roy Clark, Leonard Peikoff, Vic Emery, and Lou Adler. After him are Peter Broadbent, Nimmi, Lori Nelson, Pat Crowley, Milt Campbell, and Heather Armitage. Among people deceased in 2024, Basdeo Panday ranks 481. Before him are Jānis Timma, Sharda Sinha, Alexander Goehr, and Adan Canto. After him are Piedad Córdoba, Mouncif El Haddaoui, Morgan Spurlock, Zdeněk Pecka, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Chet Walker, Fabián Cancelarich, and Iliya Valov.

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In Trinidad and Tobago

Among people born in Trinidad and Tobago, Basdeo Panday ranks 30 out of 71. Before him are Anthony Carmona (1953), Ellis Clarke (1917), Anthony Nesty (1967), Lorraine Toussaint (1960), Patrick Manning (1946), and McDonald Bailey (1920). After him are Marian Marsh (1913), Richard Thompson (1985), Gary Goodridge (1966), Silvio Spann (1981), Ato Boldon (1973), and Noor Hassanali (1918).

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Among POLITICIANS In Trinidad and Tobago

Among politicians born in Trinidad and Tobago, Basdeo Panday ranks 11. Before him are Christine Kangaloo (1961), Kamla Persad-Bissessar (1952), Eric Williams (1911), Anthony Carmona (1953), Ellis Clarke (1917), and Patrick Manning (1946). After him are Noor Hassanali (1918), and Stuart Young (1975).

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