Janet Jagan
Janet Jagan | |
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| 6th President of Guyana | |
| In office December 19, 1997 – August 11, 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 March 17, 1997 – December 19, 1997 | |
| President | Sam Hinds |
| Preceded by | Sam Hinds |
| Succeeded by | Sam Hinds |
| First Lady of Guyana | |
| In role October 9, 1992 – March 6, 1997 | |
| President | Cheddi Jagan |
| Preceded by | Joyce Hoyte |
| Succeeded by | Yvonne Hinds |
| Spouse of the Premier of British Guiana | |
| In role September 5, 1961 – December 12, 1964 | |
| Premier | Cheddi Jagan |
| Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
| Succeeded by | Sheila Bernice Lataste Burnham |
| Spouse of the Chief Minister of British Guiana | |
| In Role May 30, 1953 – October 9, 1953 | |
| Minister | Cheddi Jagan |
| Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
| Succeeded by | Role abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Janet Rosalie Rosenberg October 20, 1920 |
| Died | March 28, 2009 (aged 88) |
| 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) |
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Janet Rosenberg Jagan OE (née Rosenberg; October 20, 1920 – March 28, 2009) was an American-born Guyanese politician who served as the 6th President of Guyana from 1997 to 1999. She was the first female president of Guyana. She previously served as the first female Prime Minister of Guyana from 17 March 1997 to 19 December 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.