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The Progressive Association was a political party in British Guiana.
History[]
The party was established in 1887 by , who led it until his death in 1908.[1][2] It later absorbed the Portuguese-founded Reform Association.[3] In the 1897 general elections the party supported several candidates, including Dargan and ; almost all of them were elected.[3]
References[]
- ^ Edward A Alpers & Pierre-Michel Fontaine (1982) Walter Rodney, revolutionary and scholar: A tribute, Center for Afro-American Studies and African Studies Center, p20
- ^ Nigel David Westmaas (2006) A Mirror of Social and Political Ferment: The Newspaper Press of Guyana, 1839-1899, ProQuest, p129
- ^ a b Political changes (1891-1917) Guyana.org
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- Defunct political parties in Guyana
- 1887 establishments in British Guiana
- Political parties established in 1887
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