Cheddi Jagan Research
Centre
This
website is now dedicated to the memory of Dr. Cheddi Jagan
and Mrs.
Janet Jagan, both former Presidents of Guyana.
The
year was 1918, when on March 22, in a rural village
in Guyana, the remarkable life of an ordinary sugar worker's son began. His
name was Cheddi Jagan, and before his time was over he would change the
course of his country's history by first struggling to liberate it from
British colonial domination, then by waging a 28 year long struggle for the
restoration of freedom and democracy, and finally by ascending to the
Presidency as Guyana's first democratically elected Head of State.
Alongside Dr. Jagan in all these struggles was his American born wife,
lifelong friend and political partner, Janet, who left the USA for life in
Guyana where she remained until her death on March 28, 2009.
She
was a woman of a number of firsts in her long history of involvement in her
adopted country's politics. She was to reach the pinnacle as
first woman Head of State in December 1997, following the death in office of
her husband on March 6, after first serving as Prime Minister.
They were the founders of the
country's first mass political movement and unquestionably the leading
political figures in the history of Guyana for over the last 66 years. Through their tireless efforts, the small country of Guyana experienced a
wealth of benefits, social advancement and economic prosperity.
As international figures
they are well known for their fight for peace and freedom around the globe.
Dr. Jagan's ideas on debt relief, as well as his proposals for a New Global Human Order, were adopted by the
United Nations General Assembly on November 14, 2002. As such, he deserves credit as a
major figure in modern history.
The Cheddi Jagan
Research Centre
which is privately run by Dr. Jagan's family and friends,
was declared open on March 22, 2000
. Our aims and objectives are to promote
research into and publish materials on the life, work and ideas of Dr.
and Mrs. Jagan - this will
also promote research into the history of Guyana's struggle for Independence and social
justice, the history of Guyana as a whole from the early 1940's to
2009.
Welcome to our website dedicated to the life and work of Cheddi and Janet
Jagan.
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BBC Documentary on British Guiana
BBC Radio 4 at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tj74v
Mike Thomson investigates how Britain covertly
manipulated the democratic process in its South American colony, then
known as British Guiana in the run up to its independence in 1966. Mike
discovers new documents which show that they deliberately scuppered the
outcome of their own conference organised to determine the country's
future.
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President Cheddi Jagan speaks on Environment &
Development
Selected Speeches 1992-1997
(PDF doc)
BIOGRAPHY: Here you will find
a biographical summary of Dr. Jagan's life containing numerous photos.
PHOTO GALLERY: A collection of
photographs taken during the 1980's & 1990's
ARTICLES: Learn about Dr. Jagan's fight for
Guyana's freedom, Independence and the restoration of Democracy while reading many of the
important articles and speeches he wrote over the period from 1942 to 1997. Find out
about his proposals for a
New Global Human Order
which have been adopted by the United Nations.
(Updated July 15, 2010)
QUOTATIONS: Cheddi Jagan's more
famous and important quotations. By reading them you will have a chance to
quickly understand some of his thoughts, ideals and visions.
Video Clips of Cheddi & Janet Jagan:
View a collection of rare videos on various topics with Dr.
and Mrs. Jagan speaking at different forums, being interviewed and sometimes
with family.
(Updated July 15, 2010)
TRIBUTES: Read speeches,
stories and poetry written about Cheddi Jagan and you will have a clear understanding of
why he was called "Father of the Nation," and "The Mahatma
Gandhi of Guyana" by the people of Guyana. (Updated July 15, 2010)
CHEDDI JAGAN RESEARCH CENTRE:
The Centre was opened to the public on the 82nd Birth Anniversary of Cheddi
Jagan - March 22, 2000 - it is
housed at Red House, Georgetown, Guyana. It includes a Museum, an Archive and a Conference
Centre. (Updated April 2, 2010)
JANET JAGAN:
Read articles written by Janet Jagan, former
President of Guyana, during her years in politics from1942 to 2009.
(Updated July 15, 2010)
BOOKS: Find out even more
about Dr. Jagan's life and thoughts, purchase his written works and read book reviews on
several of his books. Also for sale is a book of children's stories by Janet
Jagan.
HERITAGE HOME OF CHEDDI & JANET JAGAN Their home was declared open to the
public for viewing by their daughter, Nadira on April 30, 2009.
Cheddi Jagan Research Centre
Red House
65/66 High Street, Kingston
Georgetown, Guyana, South America
Phone: 223-7524
Open daily Monday-Friday -
9a.m - 4p.m
Heritage Home of Cheddi & Janet
Jagan
Open to the public. All are welcome!
Open daily Monday-Friday - 9a.m - 3p.m ( closed Wednesdays) & Saturday
- 10a.m -2p.m
65 Pln. Bel Air, Greater Georgetown, Guyana,
South America
Phone: 225-0104
Thank you for signing
our Guest Book
Note:
You are welcome to utilize any of Dr. Jagan's and/or
Mrs. Jagan's writings for your personal use, but please remember that they are Copyrighted and are
not for Commercial use.
Dr. Jagan's middle name was "Berret" and not "Bharrat" as is incorrectly used in many of the articles and speeches written about him.
Related Sites on Dr. Jagan
and Guyana News &
Information sites
The Suspension of the British Guiana Constitution - 1953
JAGAN AND BURNHAM IN INDIA - 1953
Beware my
Brother Forbes by Jessie Burnham
Report of the British Guiana Constitutional Commission 1954
The British Declassified Files on British Guiana - 1958-1964
Report
of the Wismar Commission - 1964
US Declassifed documents on Guyana - 1964-1968
Additional New US Govt. Declassified Files
British spies sought help from Canada
US
Govt. Declassified Files on British Guiana
This site created and maintained by
Nadira Jagan-Brancier
for
The Cheddi Jagan Research Centre located in
Georgetown, Guyana.
Site Updated: August
24, 2010
© 1999 Cheddi
Jagan Research Centre. All rights reserved.
