Cheddi Jagan
President of Guyana
Died when: 78 years 349 days (947 months)Star Sign: Aries
Cheddi Berret Jagan (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.Jagan is widely regarded in Guyana as the Father of the Nation.
In 1953, he became the first Hindu and person of Indian descent to be a head of government outside of South Asia.
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