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Cheddi Jagan

1918 - 1997

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Cheddi Berret Jagan ( Ja-gun; 22 March 1918 – 6 March 1997) was a Guyanese politician and dentist who was first elected Chief Minister in 1953 and later Premier of British Guiana from 1961 to 1964. He later served as President of Guyana from 1992 to his death in 1997. In 1953, he became the first Hindu and person of Indian descent to be a head of government outside of the Indian subcontinent. Jagan founded the People's Progressive Party along with his wife Janet and Forbes Burnham, and served as the first leader of the party. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cheddi Jagan is the 15,096th most popular politician (down from 10,541st in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Guyana (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Guyanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cheddi Jagan ranks 15,096 out of 19,576. Before him are Miguel Antonio Caro, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Charlie Whiting, Tony Benn, A. K. Fazlul Huq, and Oskar Fischer. After him are Nina Agadzhanova, Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero, Roselyne Bachelot, Tibni, Vlad Filat, and Fuat Oktay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Cheddi Jagan ranks 231. Before him are Anne Shirley, Russell Kirk, Maurice Huet, Georges Berger, Marcelo González Martín, and René de Obaldia. After him are Nils Östensson, Giovanni Cheli, Kumar Pallana, Jacqueline Susann, Charu Majumdar, and Ivo Radovniković. Among people deceased in 1997, Cheddi Jagan ranks 228. Before him are Eugène Guillevic, Dharamvir Bharati, Zdeněk Mlynář, Shuhei Nishida, Kiki Kogelnik, and Norris Bradbury. After him are Laura Nyro, Billie Dove, Julian Jaynes, Eddie Chapman, Jean Dréville, and Albín Brunovský.

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In Guyana

Among people born in Guyana, Cheddi Jagan ranks 8 out of 24. Before him are Phil Edwards (1907), Eddy Grant (1948), Arthur Chung (1918), David A. Granger (1945), Andrew Watson (1856), and Mark Phillips (1961). After him are Sam Hinds (1943), Forbes Burnham (1923), Donald Ramotar (1950), Walter Rodney (1942), Neil Ritchie (1897), and Desmond Hoyte (1929).

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Among POLITICIANS In Guyana

Among politicians born in Guyana, Cheddi Jagan ranks 4. Before him are Arthur Chung (1918), David A. Granger (1945), and Mark Phillips (1961). After him are Sam Hinds (1943), Forbes Burnham (1923), Donald Ramotar (1950), Desmond Hoyte (1929), Irfaan Ali (1980), Moses Nagamootoo (1947), Bharrat Jagdeo (1964), and Hamilton Green (1934).

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