Derek Chunilall Jagan (25 May 1930 – 15 October 2000) was a Guyanese politician and lawyer. He served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana from 1992 to 2000.http://parliament.gov.gy/GUYANA%20PARLIAMENT%20HISTORY%202009-1.pdf He died of an apparent heart attack while doing yard work in 2000. He was the younger brother of former Guyanese president

Cheddi Jagan 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. He later served as President of Guyana from 199 ...

. In the early 1960s, Jagan was monitored by the British government during the

Cold War The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because the ...

. Jagan was elected (PPP/C) was elected speaker 17 December 1992. Upon his death, he was replaced by Winslow Martin Zephyr.

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