Ronald Armour was a

Dominica Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...

n politician and cabinet minister from

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Early life and education

Armour was born on 17 June 1940. He graduated with a law degree from

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in 1961 and with a diploma from

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in 1963, and then returned to Dominica and joined

Career

In the 1966 elections Armour won the

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seat for Roseau South. In March 1967 he was appointed as minister of communications and works in the cabinet of

Edward Oliver LeBlanc Edward Oliver Le Blanc (October 3, 1923 – October 29, 2004) was a Dominican politician. He served as the chief minister of Dominica from January 1961 to March 1, 1967 and as the first premier of Dominica. Life and career Le Blanc was born in ...

. In the 1970 elections Armour won the seat for South Roseau. He was then appointed as

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from 1970 to July 1974. He was also

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from 1970 to 13 July 1973, when he resigned from the cabinet under pressure from

Patrick John Patrick Roland John (7 January 1938 – 6 July 2021) was the first Prime Minister of Dominica as well as its last Premier. He led Dominica to independence from the United Kingdom. He was leader of the Waterfront and Allied Workers' Union and may ...

. In July 1974 Armour run to succeed

as the leader of

, but lost to

. Armour lost his seat in the

in the 1975 elections when he run under the banner of Progressive Labour Party against DLP's Eustace Hazelwood Francis, who was a

's ally. That election ended his political career. He then practiced law in

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Death

He died on 6 August 2017 or 7 August 2017. He was Jenner Armour's brother.

References

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