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Basdeo Panday was a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician, lawyer, trade unionist, economist, and actor who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 2001. He was the first person of Indian descent and Hindu to hold the office and was also a founding member of the United National Congress and the leader of the Opposition four times.
Basdeo Panday (* 25. Mai 1933 in Princes Town, Trinidad; † 1. Januar 2024 in Jacksonville, Vereinigte Staaten) war ein Politiker aus Trinidad und Tobago. Er war von 1995 bis 2001 Premierminister des Landes.
2. Jan. 2024 · Basdeo Panday, a former prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago who was the first person of Indian descent to hold that position, has died. He was 90.
Former prime minister Basdeo Panday shares his views on his life, career, challenges and achievements in a wide-ranging interview with the Sunday Guardian. He reflects on his struggles against racial divisions, the Industrial Stabilisation Act, the UNC and the Judiciary.
The late leader of the United National Congress and Trinidad and Tobago's fifth prime minister passed away on January 1, 2024. He was remembered as a fighter, a wit, a humourist and a friend by his family, colleagues and admirers.
2. Jan. 2024 · The first Prime Minister of Indian descent and the leader of the UNC passed away on January 1, 2024, surrounded by his family. Panday had a long and controversial political career, facing heart issues, corruption allegations and constitutional crises.
Panday was the first Indo-Trinidadian prime minister, and his government was the first in Trinidad and Tobago to be controlled by a party whose electoral base was the Indo-Trinidadian population. After leaving office, Panday was charged in 2002 with…