Dean Russel Lindo (4 September 1932 – 17 September 2018) was a

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an attorney and politician. He was one of the principal founders of the United Democratic Party in 1973 and served as its first leader from 1974 to 1979."The United Democratic Party at 40"
, United Democratic Party. (accessed 18 March 2015)

Biography

Lindo was born on 4 September 1932 in Belize. He was a graduate of

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and Durham University in England. He was a member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn and practiced law in Belize beginning in 1964.Belize Law: List of Belize Attorneys At Law
Belize.com. (accessed 19 June 2015) Lindo first ran for the Belize House in the

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-based Fort George constituency as a member of the National Independence Party in 1969, but lost to the

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incumbent, Alexander Hunter. Lindo was elected from Fort George in 1974, defeating PUP nominee

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by 46 votes. In 1979, Lindo lost his seat to Musa by a margin of 71 votes and was succeeded as UDP leader by

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. Lindo regained the Fort George seat in 1984, defeating Musa by a margin of 57 votes, but lost again to Musa in the 1989 election by a margin of 449 votes. After a stint as the Belizean ambassador to the United States,"Dean Russel Lindo is Laid to Rest"
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'', 24 September 2018. (accessed 6 October 2018) he subsequently left active politics.Adele Ramos
"Musa and Ralph step down - PUP D-day March 30!"
, Amandala Online, February 15, 2008. In his later years he maintained a law office in Belize City and acted as a consultant to the UDP.

Family

Lindo is the maternal uncle of former UDP leader and

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."Welcome to the party: 2003 and 2015"
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'', 19 June 2015. (accessed 19 June 2015), and the paternal great-uncle of rapper and politician Moses Barrow (born Jamal Michael Barrow), better known as

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Death

Lindo died at his Belize City home on 17 September 2018. A funeral service was held at St. John's Cathedral in Belize City on 24 September.

References

1932 births 2018 deaths People from Belize City National Independence Party (Belize) politicians United Democratic Party (Belize) politicians Members of the Belize House of Representatives for Fort George Belizean lawyers Alumni of Durham University New York University alumni {{Belize-politician-stub