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British Guiana General Election, 1964
General elections were held in British Guiana on 7 December 1964.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p363 They saw the People's Progressive Party win 24 of the 53 seats. However, the People's National Congress (22 seats) and United Force (7 seats) were able to form a coalition government with a working majority. Despite losing the elections, Prime Minister and PPP leader Cheddi Jagan refused to resign, and had to be removed by Governor Richard Luyt, with Forbes Burnham replacing him. Voter turnout was 97.0%. Electoral system The elections followed constitutional reforms and the re-establishment of the House of Assembly, which had been abolished in 1953, replacing the bicameral Legislature. The House had 54 members; the Speaker and 53 members elected by proportional representation.Nohlen, p355 The Speaker was elected from amongst the original elected members, and then gave up their elected seat to be replaced by a member of their own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Assembly (British Guiana)
The House of Assembly was the legislature of British Guiana in the 1950s and 1960s. History The House of Assembly was established as a result of the Waddington Commission, which led to the enactment of constitutional reforms in 1952; universal suffrage was introduced and the Legislative Council was to be replaced by the House of Assembly. The new House had 28 members; 24 members elected in single member constituencies, a speaker appointed by the Governor and three ex officio members (the Chief Secretary, the Attorney General and the Financial Secretary). The term of the final Legislative Council was extended in order to allow preparations for elections under the new system on 27 April 1953.Historical information events and dates on the Parliament of Guyana from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peace, Equality And Prosperity Party
The Peace, Equality and Prosperity Party was a political party in British Guiana British Guiana was a British colony, part of the mainland British West Indies, which resides on the northern coast of South America. Since 1966 it has been known as the independent nation of Guyana. The first European to encounter Guiana was S ... led by Kelvin De Freitas. History The party contested the 1964 general elections, nominating three candidates, with its campaign was concentrated around Georgetown. They received only 0.5% of the vote and failed to win a seat. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', pp366-368 The party did not contest any further elections.Nohlen, p365 References Defunct political parties in Guyana {{Guyana-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton Chase
Ashton may refer to: Names *Ashton (given name) *Ashton (surname) Places Australia * Ashton, Elizabeth Bay, a heritage-listed house in Sydney, New South Wales *Ashton, South Australia Canada *Ashton, Ontario New Zealand * Ashton, New Zealand South Africa *Ashton, Western Cape United Kingdom England * Ashton, Cambridgeshire * Ashton, Cornwall *Ashton, Devon * Ashton, Hampshire * Ashton, Herefordshire *Ashton, North Northamptonshire, near Oundle *Ashton, West Northamptonshire, near Northampton * Ashton, Somerset, a hamlet in the parish of Chapel Allerton, Sedgemoor district *Long Ashton or Ashton, North Somerset **Ashton Court **Ashton Gate, Bristol **Ashton Vale, now in Bristol **Bower Ashton, now in Bristol * Ashton Common, Wiltshire *Ashton Green, East Sussex *Ashton Hayes, Cheshire *Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire *Ashton under Hill, Worcestershire *Ashton upon Mersey, Greater Manchester * Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan *Ashton (ward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheik Mohamed Saffee
Sheik or Sheikh, literally "elder" in Arabic, is the honorific title for the ruler of a tribe. Sheik or The Sheik may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''The Sheik'' (novel) a 1919 novel by Edith Maude Hull * ''The Sheik'' (film), a 1921 silent film starring Rudolph Valentino, based on the novel * ''The Son of the Sheik'', a 1926 sequel to the earlier film also starring Rudolph Valentino * ''She's a Sheik'', a 1927 film starring Bebe Daniels with a gender-reversed plot * "Sheik", a 1973 song on ZZ Top's album ''Tres Hombres'' * Sheik (Legend of Zelda), an alias/disguise of Princess Zelda, in the 1998 ''Ocarina of Time'' * The Sheik, a character in the 1989 American action comedy movie ''Speed Zone'' People * Duncan Sheik (born 1969), American singer-songwriter and composer * Irina Sheik (born 1986), Russian supermodel Professional wrestlers * Adnan Al-Kaissie (born 1939), frequently billed as The Sheik *Ed Farhat (1926–2003), American wrestler who performed as "The Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bowman (Guyanese Politician)
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George Bowman may refer to: *George Bowman (Australian politician) (1795–1878), pastoralist and politician in the colony of New South Wales *George Bowman (footballer) (1872–?), Scottish footballer *George Bowman (pioneer) (1699–1768), American pioneer, landowner and Indian fighter * George Bowman (Zen master), Zen Buddhist monk and psychotherapist *George Bowman (baseball) (1883–?), American baseball player * George A. Bowman (1890–1957), Wisconsin State Assemblyman *George S. Bowman Jr. (1911–2005), United States Marine Corps aviator *George Bowman, 2nd Baronet (1923–1990) of the Bowman baronets of the United Kingdom See also *Bowman (other) Bowman may refer to: Places Antarctica * Bowman Coast * Bowman Island * Bowman Peninsula Australia * Bowman Park, a park in South Australia * Bowmans, South Australia, a locality * Division of Bowman, an electoral district for the Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Maxwell Gladstone Wilson
Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particularly a chieftain set to rule a territory in a king's stead. After the Norman Conquest, it became the equivalent of the continental count (in England in the earlier period, it was more akin to a duke; in Scotland, it assimilated the concept of mormaer). Alternative names for the rank equivalent to "earl" or "count" in the nobility structure are used in other countries, such as the ''hakushaku'' (伯爵) of the post-restoration Japanese Imperial era. In modern Britain, an earl is a member of the peerage, ranking below a marquess and above a viscount. A feminine form of ''earl'' never developed; instead, ''countess'' is used. Etymology The term ''earl'' has been compared to the name of the Heruli, and to runic ''erilaz''. Proto-Norse ''eri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Martin Stoby
Eugene may refer to: People and fictional characters * Eugene (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Eugene (actress) (born 1981), Kim Yoo-jin, South Korean actress and former member of the singing group S.E.S. * Eugene (wrestler), professional wrestler Nick Dinsmore * Franklin Eugene (producer), American film producer * Gene Eugene, stage name of Canadian born actor, record producer, engineer, composer and musician Gene Andrusco (1961–2000) * Wendell Eugene (1923–2017), American jazz musician Places Canada * Mount Eugene, in Nunavut; the highest mountain of the United States Range on Ellesmere Island United States * Eugene, Oregon, a city ** Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area ** Eugene (Amtrak station) * Eugene Apartments, NRHP-listed apartment complex in Portland, Oregon * Eugene, Indiana, an unincorporated town * Eugene, Missouri, an unincorporated town Business * Eugene Green Energy Standard, an internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fenton Harcourt Wilworth Ramsahoye
Fenton may refer to: Places Canada * Fenton, Saskatchewan United Kingdom * Fenton, Cambridgeshire, with neighbouring Pidley, part of the parish of Pidley cum Fenton * Fenton, Cumbria * Fenton, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire * Fenton, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire * Fenton, Northumberland * Fenton, Nottinghamshire * Fenton, Staffordshire (Stoke-on-Trent) * Fenton Tower, East Lothian, Scotland United States * Fenton, Iowa * Fenton, Kentucky * Fenton, Louisiana * Fenton, Michigan * Fenton, Missouri * Fenton, New York * Fenton Township, Whiteside County, Illinois * Fenton Township, Michigan * Fenton Township, Minnesota Other uses *Fenton (name) See also * Fenton's reagent * Clan Fenton, a Scottish clan * Fenton Art Glass Company * Fenton Communications * Ferrar Fenton Bible, a translation of the bible in modern English * Fentons Creamery Fentons Creamery is a historic ice cream parlor and restaurant located on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, California, United States. Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedric Vernon Nunes
Cedric () is a masculine given name invented by Walter Scott in the 1819 novel ''Ivanhoe''.Sir Walter Scott, Graham Tulloch (ed.), ''Ivanhoe'', vol. 8 of The Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels, Edinburgh University Press, 1998, , "explanatory notes", p. 511. The invented name is based on ''Cerdic'', the name of a 6th-century Anglo-Saxon king (itself from Brittonic ''Coroticus''). The name was not popularly used until the children's book ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' by Frances Hodgson Burnett was published in 1885 to 1886, the protagonist of which is called Cedric Errol. The book was highly successful, causing a fashion trend in children's formal dress in America and popularized the given name. People named Cedric born in the years following the novel's publication include British naval officer Cedric Holland (1889–1950), American war pilot Cedric Fauntleroy (1891–1973), Irish art director Austin Cedric Gibbons (1893–1960) and British actor Cedric Hardwicke (1893 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Ramkissoon Jacob
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Jocelyn Makepeace Hubbard
Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal (father of Portugal's first king) ** Prince Henry the Navigator, Infante of Portugal ** Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra (born 1949), the sixth in line to Portuguese throne * King of Germany **Henry the Fowler (876–936), first king of Germany * King of Scots (in name, at least) ** Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545/6–1567), consort of Mary, queen of Scots ** Henry Benedict Stuart, the 'Cardinal Duke of York', brother of Bonnie Prince Charlie, who was hailed by Jacobites as Henry IX * Four kings of Castile: **Henry I of Castile **Henry II of Castile **Henry III of Castile **Henry IV of Castile * Five kings of France, spelt ''Henri'' in Modern French since the Renaissance to italianize the name and to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranji Chandisingh
Ranji Chandisingh was a political leader in Guyana. He was born on 5 January 1930 at San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, and died on 15 June 2009 at his home at Waterloo Street, Guyana. He was the son of Dr. Charles Washington Chandisingh and Amelia Chandisingh. Chandisingh is survived by his wife Veronica and son Yuri. He was among only a few that mastered the pragmatics of communist ideology in Guyana. Education and early occupations Ranji Chandisingh attended Buxton Methodist School on the East Coast Demerara (ECD), Guyana and the Modern High School at Robb Street in Georgetown, Guyana. In 1946, at the age of 16, he went to Harvard University, US, to pursue a degree in medicine, but switched to social science, graduating with a BA in 1949. Chandisingh became an editor in the United Kingdom for monthly newspaper ''Caribbean News''. On his return to Guyana in the early 1960s, he joined the People's Progressive Party (PPP) and took editorship of its newspaper, ''Thunder''. Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
