Janet Jagan
President of Guyana
Died when: 88 years 159 days (1061 months)Star Sign: Libra
Janet Rosenberg Jagan OE (October 20, 1920 – March 28, 2009) was a U.S.-born Guyanese politician who served as the President of Guyana, serving from December 19, 1997, to August 11, 1999.
She was the first female President of Guyana.She previously served as the first female Prime Minister of Guyana from March 17, 1997, to December 19, 1997.
The wife of Cheddi Jagan, whom she succeeded as president, she was awarded Guyana's highest national award, the Order of Excellence, in 1993, and the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Gold Medal for Women's Rights in 1998.
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