Hamilton Green
Hamilton Green | |
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 Green in 2015 | |
| 5th Prime Minister of Guyana | |
| In office 6 August 1985 – 9 October 1992 | |
| President | Desmond Hoyte |
| Preceded by | Desmond Hoyte |
| Succeeded by | Sam Hinds |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 November 1934 Georgetown, British Guiana |
| Political party | People's National Congress (Formerly) Forum for Democracy |
Hamilton Green (born 9 November 1934)[1] is a Guyanese politician who served as the 5th Prime Minister of Guyana. He is the first and only Muslim Prime Minister of Guyana along with being the first and only Muslim Prime Minister in the Western Hemisphere.[2] Green is an active trade unionist and active in politics since 1961.[3] He was a member of People's National Congress and chosen as one of the five Vice Presidents in the cabinet of Forbes Burnham in October 1980. He also served as the Prime Minister of Guyana from 6 August 1985 to 9 October 1992.
He was removed from office in 1992 when free and fair elections were held in Guyana under the direct supervision of President Jimmy Carter.[4]
In March 1993, Green sued the People's National Congress for violation of his constitutional rights by expelling him from the party. Following this he formed his own party, Good and Green Guyana (GGG).[5]
Hamilton Green, who was born in Georgetown, Guyana, is also a former Mayor of Georgetown, in office from 1994 to 2016.[6]
In 2003, he was one of the most prominent people to attend the sponsored by Sun Myung Moon. He is a member of the presiding council of the Universal Peace Federation[7][8]
Notes[]
- ^ "Hamilton Green", The West Indian Encyclopedia. Archived 12 April 2013 at archive.today
- ^ "#BTColumn - Of Muslims and social justice". Barbados Today. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "270 PERSONALITIES CARIBBEAN - PDF Free Download". docplayer.net.
- ^ "Remembering Guyana's 1992 Elections, an excerpt from 'Beyond the White House,' by Jimmy Carter". Carter Center. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Electoral Observation in Guyana 1997 OAS
- ^ "Hamilton Green". nndb.com.
- ^ Video: "What Is True Peace?"[permanent dead link]
- ^ "GUYANA". upf.org. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013.
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