A report on Guyana and People's Progressive Party/Civic
The People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is a democratic socialist, left-wing populist political party in Guyana.
- People's Progressive Party/CivicThey provided secret financial support and political campaign advice to Burnham's People's National Congress, to the detriment of the Jagan-led People's Progressive Party, which was mostly supported by Guyanese of East Indian background.
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Forbes Burnham
2 linksLinden Forbes Sampson Burnham (20 February 1923 – 6 August 1985) was a Guyanese politician and the leader of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana from 1964 until his death in 1985.
Burnham was one of the founders of the People's Progressive Party (PPP), which was launched on 1 January 1950.
Bharrat Jagdeo
2 linksBharrat Jagdeo (born 23 January 1964) is a Guyanese politician who has been serving as Vice President of Guyana since 2020, in the administration of President Irfaan Ali.
Jagdeo, a member of the People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), served as Minister of Finance from 1995 to 1999, becoming president in 1999 after Janet Jagan resigned for health reasons.
2020 Guyanese general election
1 linksSnap general elections were held in Guyana on 2 March 2020.
The final region to declare gave a significant boost to the ruling APNU–AFC alliance, allowing it to overtake the main opposition party, the People's Progressive Party (PPP/C).
People's National Congress Reform
1 linksThe People's National Congress Reform is a social-democratic and democratic socialist political party in Guyana led by Aubrey Norton.
The PNC was formed in 1957 by the faction of the People's Progressive Party (PPP) led by Forbes Burnham that had lost the general elections earlier in the year.
Cheddi Jagan
1 linksHE Cheddi Berret Jagan (22 March 1918 – 6 March 1997) was a Guyanese politician and dentist who was first elected Chief Minister in 1953 and later Premier of British Guiana from 1961 to 1964.
On 1 January 1950, the People's Progressive Party (PPP) was founded by a merger of the PAC and the British Guiana Labour Party (BGLP), with Jagan as its leader, former BGLP leader Forbes Burnham as its chairman and Jagan's wife Janet as secretary.
Donald Ramotar
1 linksDonald Rabindranauth Ramotar (born 22 October 1950 ) is a Guyanese politician who was President of Guyana from 2011 to 2015.
He was also the General Secretary of the People's Progressive Party (PPP) from 1997 to 2013.