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Dr. Cheddi Jagan, Jr.
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A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF DR. CHEDDI B. JAGAN, JR.
-CHAIRMAN OF UNITY PARTY
Unity Party’s leader, Cheddi (Joey) Jagan was born on October 14, 1949, in
the same period of gestation of the People’s Progressive Party (founded 1950) by
his late father, President Cheddi.
Joey attended Commenius Moravian Primary School in Queenstown, Georgetown,
and then graduated from Queen’s College High School in 1966. During this period,
the politics of Guyana and the fortunes of President Cheddi was like life on a
roller coaster, and in many ways Joey was along for the ride.
In 1967-68, Joey attended the Sir. George Williams University in Montreal,
Canada, where after a year he became involved in a struggle for justice and
fair-play at that campus which led to his arrest and trial (along with 92 others)
and eventually to the dismissal of all charges. However, the Sir. George
Williams’s affair impacted widely in the West Indies and Guyana to the extent
that there were demonstrations in Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad demanding
justice and offering support to the students who were put on trial. However
withthat incident behind him, Cheddi Jr. continued his studies at the University
of California at Riverside in 1971 and graduated in 1974 with a Bachelor of
Science (high honors) at which time he was admitted to Howard University -
College of Dentistry, where he graduated as a dentist in 1978. After a brief
stint in the United States Air Force (USAF), Dr. Jagan then moved to New York
where he practiced dentistry until remigrating to Guyana in 1993. Since then,
Joey has been practicing dentistry at his office on Charlotte Street in
Georgetown and also in the New York area. Joey holds current dental licenses in
New York, Maryland, Texas, and Guyana. In the 1997 general elections, Joey was
elected to parliament but after sitting in parliament for less than a year, he
resigned his parliamentary seat while at the same time resigning from the People’s
Progressive Party. His reasons for resignation were well documented in the press
at that time and copies of all references to his situation can be found in this
website. Since that time, Joey has consistently exposed and talked out against
the stagnating political conditions affecting our country, and he has now, along
with others, formed Unity Party.
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Pictured from left to right
Back - Cheddi II, Vrinda, Dr. Cheddi Jagan, Jr.
Front - Nadia and Avasa
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Joey has been married to his wife Nadia since April 1982, and
has three children, Cheddi II (21 years old), Vrinda (19), and Avasa (16). Joey’s
wife Nadia opened a dance school (Let’s Dance) and is involved in its activities
to this day. His son, Cheddi II, is currently studying in New York City to be a
lawyer, while his two daughters, Vrinda (also in New York City) and Avasa, hope
to be dentists like their dad.
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Tribute from Nadia, and Vrinda.
BY WIFE NADIA
BY DAUGHTER VRINDA
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