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Janet Jagan
Janet Jagan | |
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| 6th President of Guyana | |
| In office 19 December 1997 – 11 August 1999 | |
| Prime Minister (also First Vice President) | Sam Hinds Bharrat Jagdeo |
| Preceded by | Sam Hinds |
| Succeeded by | Bharrat Jagdeo |
| 6th Prime Minister and First Vice President of Guyana | |
| In office 17 March 1997 – 19 December 1997 | |
| President | Sam Hinds |
| Preceded by | Sam Hinds |
| Succeeded by | Sam Hinds |
| First Lady of Guyana | |
| In role 9 October 1992 – 6 March 1997 | |
| President | Cheddi Jagan |
| Preceded by | Joyce Hoyte |
| Succeeded by | Yvonne Hinds |
| Spouse of the Premier of British Guiana | |
| In role 5 September 1961 – 12 December 1964 | |
| Premier | Cheddi Jagan |
| Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
| Succeeded by | Sheila Bernice Lataste Burnham |
| Spouse of the Chief Minister of British Guiana | |
| In Role 30 May 1953 – 9 October 1953 | |
| Minister | Cheddi Jagan |
| Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
| Succeeded by | Role abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Janet Rosalie Rosenberg 20 October 1920 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Died | 28 March 2009 (aged 88) Georgetown, Guyana |
| Political party | People's Progressive Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Cheddi "Joey" Jagan Jr. Nadira Jagan-Brancier |
| Relatives | Suzanne Wasserman (niece) |
| Nickname(s) | Bhaujie or Bhowgie (transl. sister-in-law (brother’s wife) in Guyanese Hindustani)[1] |
Janet Rosenberg Jagan OE (née Rosenberg; 20 October 1920 – 28 March 2009) was an American-born Guyanese politician who served as the President of Guyana, serving from December 19, 1997, to August 11, 1999.[2] 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.[3][4]
- ^ "Remembering Janet Jagan - A Dignified Woman of Great Courage and more".
- ^ Fraser, Peter (2009-03-29). "Janet Jagan". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ Hinds, David. "Janet Jagan and the Politics of Ethnicity in Guyana" in Cynthia Barrow-Giles, ed. Women in Caribbean Politics Kingston, Miami: Ian Randle, 2011. ISBN 978-976-637-083-1
- ^ Skard, Torild. "Janet Jagan", Women of power - half a century of female presidents and prime ministers worldwide, Bristol: Policy Press, 2014. ISBN 978-1-44731-578-0
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