Cheddi Jagan
President of Guyana, Prime Minister of Guyana, dentist (1918-1997) · Guyana · On the map · Politicians · Died at 78
Cheddi Berret Jagan 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.
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Cheddi Jagan meeting with Levi Eshkol during a visit to Israel in 1961
Jagan with John F. Kennedy in Washington DC, 25 October 1961
Jagan at a press conference in the Netherlands, 1972.
Cheddi Jagan (second from left) photographed with other heads of state and US President Bill Clinton in 1993.
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In 1953, he became the first Hindu and person of Indian descent to be a head of government outside of the Indian subcontinent.
