Bharrat Jagdeo
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Bharrat Jagdeo (born January 23, 1964) is the socialist president of Guyana (since August 11, 1999). He had previously been a member of Janet Jagan's cabinet, and became president after Jagan resigned for health reasons. He is the youngest head of state of the Caricom countries.
After obtaining a Master's in Economics in Moscow in 1990, Jagdeo returned to Guyana and worked as an Economist in the State Planning Secretariat until the People's Progressive Party/Civic election victory in 1992. After this he worked as an advisor to the Minster of Finance.
Some PPP supporters are upset because, as President, he has surrounded himself with many advisers associated with the former People's National Congress government.
Charges of crime, corruption, incompetence, mismanagement and nepotism have been made against Jagdeo's administration, as they have against all former Guyanese administrations. In March 2001, Bharrat Jagdeo won a second term in elections that underscored Guyana's bitter racial tensions. The reelection of Jagdeo, a member of the Indo-Guyanese majority, caused rioting among the minority Afro-Guyanese, who claimed widespread election fraud.
External link
- Office of the President of Guyana (http://www.op.gov.gy/)
Some biographical information in this article has been taken from Infoplease Guyana (http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107608.html/).