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Bharrat Jagdeo
Politician
1964 –
Who is Bharrat Jagdeo?
Bharrat Jagdeo is a Guyanese politician who was President of Guyana from 11 August 1999, to 3 December 2011. He holds a number of global leadership positions in the areas of sustainable development, green growth and climate change.
Prior to his presidency, he was Minister of Finance and became President after Janet Jagan resigned for health reasons. Subsequently he won two elections, in 2001 and 2006. He was the first President of Guyana to relinquish office in accordance with term limits he signed into the Guyanese Constitution.
Jagdeo was born in Unity Village on the East Coast of Demerara.
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- Born
- Jan 23, 1964
Unity Village, Guyana - Spouses
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Sikh
- Ethnicity
- Indo-Caribbean
- Indo-Guyanese
- Profession
- Education
- Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
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on July 23, 2013
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