About Derek Jagan
Lived 1930 – 2000 (aged 70). Derek Jagan was a lawyer and politician.
Derek Chunilall Jagan (25 May 1930 – 15 October 2000) was a Guyanese politician and lawyer. He served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana from 1992 to 2000. He died of an apparent heart attack while doing yard work in 2000. He was the younger brother of former Guyanese president Cheddi Jagan.
In the early 1960s, Jagan was monitored by the British government during the Cold War.
Jagan was elected (PPP/C) was elected speaker 17 December 1992.
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Who was Derek Jagan?
Guyanese politician and lawyer
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Derek Jagan was born on 25 May 1930 in Port Mourant.
When did Derek Jagan die?
Derek Jagan died on 15 October 2000 in Georgetown.
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Derek Jagan was a lawyer and politician.
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