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
(1920-10-20)20 October 1920 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died
28 March 2009(2009-03-28) (aged 88) Georgetown, Guyana
Political party
People's Progressive Party
Spouse
Cheddi Jagan
(m. 1943; died 1997)
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 JaganOE (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
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...
subcontinent. Jagan founded the People's Progressive Party along with his wife Janet and Forbes Burnham, and served as the first leader of the party. Jagan was...
Cheddi "Joey" Jagan Jr. is a dentist and a politician in Guyana. Jagan is the son of two past Guyanese Presidents, Cheddi Jagan and JanetJagan. His father...
candidate for prime minister while JanetJagan was the candidate for the presidency. Following the election, Jagan was elected president and re-appointed...
also held the office from 1997 until 1999, during the presidency of JanetJagan. Jagdeo subsequently served as the President of Guyana from 11 August...
Cheddi Jagan International Airport (IATA: GEO, ICAO: SYCJ), formerly Timehri International Airport, is the primary international airport of Guyana. The...
original on July 7, 2006. Retrieved July 12, 2023. "Remembering JanetJagan". Cheddi Jagan Research Centre. Archived from the original on November 29, 2017...
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documented the life of her mother's first cousin, Chicago-born Janet Rosenberg Jagan, the president of Guyana from 1997 to 1999. Wasserman was born Suzanne...
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politician. In 1953 she was elected to the House of Assembly alongside JanetJagan and Jane Phillips-Gay, becoming its first female members. Burnham grew...
Jewish settlers arrived in what was then the Dutch colony of Essequibo. JanetJagan, an American-born Jewish woman, served as prime minister from March 17...
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nations. Jagan died on 6 March 1997, and was succeeded by Sam Hinds, whom he had appointed Prime Minister. President Hinds then appointed JanetJagan, widow...
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Maurice Jarre, French-American composer and conductor (b. 1924) 2009 – JanetJagan, 6th President of Guyana (b. 1920) 2010 – June Havoc, American actress...
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Derek Chunilall Jagan OR CCH SC JP MP (25 May 1930 – 15 October 2000) was a Guyanese politician and lawyer. He served as Speaker of the National Assembly...
leader Cheddi Jagan became Leader of the PPP, Jagan's wife JanetJagan became the secretary and Burnham became the first party chairman. Jagan had been the...
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