Name: Cheddi Berret Jagan
Date of Birth: March 22,1918. Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice, Guyana
Died March 6, 1997
Parents: Son of indentured plantation workers; mother (Bachaoni) and father
(Jagan) along with two grand mothers and an uncle came to the then British Guiana from Uttar Pradesh, India.Personal : Married August 5, 1943, to Janet Rosenberg of Chicago, Illinois USA;
has two children: Cheddi (Joey) and NadiraEducation: 1933-1935: Queen's College, Georgetown
1936-1938: Howard University, Washington, D.C. USA
1938-1942: Northwestern University. Dental School, Chicago,
USA, Doctor Dental Surgery (DDS)1938-1942: Central YMCA College, USA. Bachelor of Science (B.Sc)
Trade Union and Political Career:
1946: Organised and spearheaded the formation of the Political Affairs
Committee and the PAC Bulletin.1947-1953: Elected Member of the Legislative Council
1950: Founded the People's Progressive Party.
1952-1953: President of the Rice Producers' Association.
1953: From April to October, headed PPP elected government
and was Minister of Agriculture1954: spent 6 months in jail for breaking movement restrictions order.
1957-1961: Headed second elected PPP government and was
Minister of Trade and Industry.1961 –1964: Headed the third elected PPP government as Premier and
Minister of Development and Planning.1964-1973, 1976-1992: Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition.
1970 - 1997: Honorary President, Guyana Agricultural General Worker's Union;
General Secretary of the People's Progressive Party.Oct. 9, 1992 - March 6, 1997: President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.