Cheddi Jagan
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Cheddi Berret Jagan (22 March 1918 – 6 March 1997), a Guyanese politician who was first elected Chief Minister in 1953 and then Prime Minister of British Guiana from 1961 to 1964, prior to independence.
He served as President of Guyana from 1992 to 1997.
He is widely known in Guyana as the Father of the Country.
He became the first person of Indian descent in 1953, as well as the first Hindu to head the government outside of South Asia.
Early life
Cheddi Berret (Bharat) Jagan was born in Ankerville, Port Mourant, a small village in Berbice's county (present-day East Berbice-Corentyne). He was the eldest of 11 children. His parents were Indians who immigrated from British India to British Guiana as slave labourers. They were both from the Basti district of North India's then North-Western Provinces in the Awadh and Bhojpuri districts of the Hindi Belt (in modern-day Uttar Pradesh, India). Bachaoni's mother came to British Guiana as a child with her mother, while his father Jagan appeared as a child with his mother and brother. Both his mother's and father's families immigrated to British Guiana aboard the Elbe in 1901; his father was two years old and his mother 18 months when they arrived. His father's relatives were relocated to Albion Estate, and his mother's family was enslaved to Port Mourant Estate. The Jagan family lived in rural poverty, with people helping themselves from cane fields. His mother was on the estate until Jagan was nine years old. His father had worked his way up to become the estate's head driver, but it didn't bring much change in pay, and he had to retire at the age of 50 due to his health. Jagan's father took him to Queen's College in Georgetown, about 160 kilometers (100 mi) away), for the next three years. Jagan lived a different life in Georgetown, although he had a different background than his classmates. Jagan realized that finding a non-agriculture career would be impossible after he graduated from high school. Eventually, his father sent him to the United States to study dentistry with $500, the family's life savings.
Personal life
Jagan met Janet Rosenberg, a student nurse after graduating from dental school in 1942. They married in 1943 and had two children: Nadira and Cheddi Jr. (who in turn produced five grandchildren).
Janet Jagan followed her husband's footsteps and assumed the role of prime minister and president in 1997 (bharrat Jagdeo in 1999).
Education and early career
Jagan and two others travelled to the United States in September 1936 and did not return to British Guiana until October 1943. He lived in Washington, D.C., for two years and attended Howard University's pre-dental program. Jagan took up an elevator operator to pay for his travel. He worked in New York as a door-to-door salesman during the summers. Jagan's success helped him earn a scholarship for his second year at Howard. He was accepted into Northwestern University's four-year dental program in 1938.
Political career
Jagan co-founded the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) in 1946 and was later elected to the Legislative Council in November 1947 as an independent candidate from Central Demerara constituency. The People's Progressive Party (PPP) was founded on January 1st, 1950, with Jagan as its leader, former BGLP chief Forbes Burnham as the head, Jagan's wife Janet as secretary.
In 1953, Jagan gained an electoral seat. However, Winston Churchill expressed worry that Jagan was a Marxist-Leninist, and that Jagan could give the Soviet Union a foothold in South America. Jagan has no evidence that he had any links to any international communist or revolutionary organisations whatsoever. However, the tremblings had prompted a British military intervention just days after his victory. After 133 days as Chief Minister, Jagan resigned. The constitution was suspended in the United Kingdom and a temporary government was elected. Jagan's movements were limited to Georgetown from 1954 to 1957. Jagan became Prime Minister for the second time in August 1961 after a PPP win in the election, and he served for three years. The PPP gained a plurality of votes in December 1964, but Burnham's group, the People's National Congress, and the conservative United Force retained a majority of seats and were not allowed to form the government. However, Jagan refused to resign, and Governor Richard Luyt had to exclude him. Jagan, who broke with Burnham, was still serving in the government as a labour activist and opposition leader.
He was elected as the Head of the Opposition and Minority Leader from 1966-1973 and 1982-1992.
After 28 years in opposition, the PPP won the 5 October 1992 elections by 54% of the population, with Jagan elected President. Despite earlier foreign apprehensions, he ruled as a democratic socialist rather than a Marxist-Leninist.