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Bharrat Jagdeo, the Glossary

Bharrat Jagdeo (born 23 January 1964) is a Guyanese politician who has been serving as Vice President of Guyana since 2020, in the administration of President Irfaan Ali.^[1]

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Finance ministers of Guyana
Guyanese Hindus
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Prime ministers of Guyana
United Nations goodwill ambassadors
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Amethi district

Amethi is one of the 75 districts of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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Awadh

Awadh, known in British historical texts as Avadh or Oudh, is a historical region in northern India, now constituting the northeastern portion of Uttar Pradesh.

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Biodiversity loss

Biodiversity loss happens when plant or animal species disappear completely from Earth (extinction) or when there is a decrease or disappearance of species in a specific area.

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British Guiana

British Guiana was a British colony, part of the mainland British West Indies.

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British Raj

The British Raj (from Hindustani, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent,.

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The Caribbean Community (CARICOM or CC) is an intergovernmental organisation that is a political and economic union of 15 member states (14 nation-states and one dependency) and five associated members throughout the Americas, The Caribbean and Atlantic Ocean.

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Carl Barrington Greenidge

Carl Barrington Greenidge (born March 3, 1949) is a Guyanese politician from People's National Congress. Bharrat Jagdeo and Carl Barrington Greenidge are finance ministers of Guyana and vice presidents of Guyana.

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Climate and Development Knowledge Network

The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) works to enhance the quality of life for the poorest and most vulnerable to climate change.

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Climate change

In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system.

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Climate change mitigation

Climate change mitigation (or decarbonisation) is action to limit the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that cause climate change.

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Climate change vulnerability

Climate change vulnerability is a concept that describes how strongly people or ecosystems are likely to be affected by climate change.

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Climate crisis

Climate crisis is a term that is used to describe global warming and climate change, and their effects.

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Columbia University

Columbia University, officially Columbia University in the City of New York, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City.

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Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM; or) is a biennial summit meeting of the governmental leaders from all Commonwealth nations.

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Commonwealth Secretary-General

The Commonwealth secretary-general is the head of the Commonwealth Secretariat, the central body which has served the Commonwealth of Nations since its establishment in 1965, and responsible for representing the Commonwealth publicly.

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Constitution of Guyana

The Constitution of Guyana is the highest governing document in the Republic of Guyana.

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Demerara-Mahaica

Demerara-Mahaica (Region 4) is a region of Guyana, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of Mahaica-Berbice to the east, the region of Upper Demerara-Berbice to the south and the region of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara to the west.

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Donald Ramotar

Donald Rabindranauth Ramotar (born 22 October 1950) is a Guyanese politician who was President of Guyana from 2011 to 2015. Bharrat Jagdeo and Donald Ramotar are Guyanese Hindus, Guyanese politicians of Indian descent, People's Progressive Party (Guyana) politicians, presidents of Guyana and Recipients of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman.

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FAO Goodwill Ambassador

FAO Goodwill Ambassador is an official postnominal honorific title, title of authority, legal status and job description assigned to goodwill ambassadors and advocates who are designated by the United Nations. Bharrat Jagdeo and FAO Goodwill Ambassador are United Nations goodwill ambassadors.

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Fernando Lugo

Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez (born 30 May 1951) is a Paraguayan politician and laicized Catholic bishop who was President of Paraguay from 2008 to 2012. Bharrat Jagdeo and Fernando Lugo are presidents pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations.

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Forest degradation

Forest degradation is a process in which the biological wealth of a forest area is permanently diminished by some factor or by a combination of factors.

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Global Green Growth Institute

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is an intergovernmental organization based in Seoul, South Korea.

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Green growth

Green growth is a concept in economic theory and policymaking used to describe paths of economic growth that are environmentally sustainable.

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Greenwashing

Greenwashing (a compound word modeled on "whitewash"), also called green sheen, is a form of advertising or marketing spin that deceptively uses green PR and green marketing to persuade the public that an organization's products, goals, or policies are environmentally friendly.

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Guyana

Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic mainland British West Indies. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the country's largest city.

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High Level Advisory Group on Climate Financing

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon established a High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing (AGF) on 12 February 2010 for the duration of ten months.

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Hindu wedding

A Hindu wedding, also known as Vivaha (Devanagari: विवाह; Vivaaha), Marathi: Lagna (लग्न), Bengali: Bibaho (বিবাহ), Kalyanam (Devanagari: कल्याणम्; Telugu: కళ్యాణం), Kannada script: ಮದುವೆ (Maduve), திருமணம் (Tirumanam), or Pelli, is the traditional wedding ceremony for Hindus.

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Hindus

Hindus (also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Indian indenture system

The Indian indenture system was a system of indentured servitude, by which more than 1.6million workers from British India were transported to labour in European colonies, as a substitute for slave labor, following the abolition of the trade in the early 19th century.

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Indo-Guyanese

Indo-Guyanese or Indian-Guyanese, are Guyanese nationals of Indian origin who trace their ancestry to India and the wider subcontinent.

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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an intergovernmental body of the United Nations.

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International Monetary Fund

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution funded by 190 member countries, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is regarded as the global lender of last resort to national governments, and a leading supporter of exchange-rate stability.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

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Irfaan Ali

Mohamed Irfaan Ali (born 25 April 1980) is a Guyanese politician serving as the tenth and current president of Guyana since 2020. Bharrat Jagdeo and Irfaan Ali are Guyanese politicians of Indian descent, People's Progressive Party (Guyana) politicians and presidents of Guyana.

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Janet Jagan

Janet Rosenberg Jagan (née Rosenberg; 20 October 1920 – 28 March 2009) was an American-born Guyanese politician who served as the President of Guyana, serving from December 19, 1997, to August 11, 1999. Bharrat Jagdeo and Janet Jagan are People's Progressive Party (Guyana) politicians, presidents of Guyana, prime ministers of Guyana and vice presidents of Guyana.

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Kamalesh Sharma

Kamalesh Sharma (born 30 September 1941) is an Indian diplomat.

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Khemraj Ramjattan

Khemraj Ramjattan (born 12 October 1960) is a Guyanese politician and one of the founders of Alliance for Change. Bharrat Jagdeo and Khemraj Ramjattan are People's Progressive Party (Guyana) politicians and vice presidents of Guyana.

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Leader of the Opposition (Guyana)

Leader of the Opposition is a constitutionally sanctioned office in Guyana.

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List of heads of state of Guyana

This is a list of the heads of state of Guyana, from the independence of Guyana in 1966 to the present day. Bharrat Jagdeo and list of heads of state of Guyana are presidents of Guyana.

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Lonia

The Lonia are a Hindu other backward caste, found in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar adjoining areas, who were traditionally involved in salt-digging and salt-making activities.

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Mark Phillips (Guyanese politician)

Mark Anthony Phillips (born 5 October 1961) is a Guyanese politician and retired military officer who is the prime minister of Guyana and first vice president under President Irfaan Ali since August 2020. Bharrat Jagdeo and Mark Phillips (Guyanese politician) are People's Progressive Party (Guyana) politicians, prime ministers of Guyana and vice presidents of Guyana.

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Marriage in Hinduism

The Hindu marriage is the most important of all the samskaras, the rites of passage described in the Dharmashastra texts.

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Ministry of Finance (Guyana)

The Ministry of Finance is the government ministry of Guyana responsible for fostering economic development by managing and maintaining public finances and providing a positive framework for public and private initiatives.

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National Assembly (Guyana)

The National Assembly is one of the two components of the Parliament of Guyana.

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Olusegun Obasanjo

Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Ogunboye Aremu Obasanjo (Olúṣẹ́gun Ọbásanjọ́; born 5 March 1937) is a Nigerian general and statesman who served as Nigeria's head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as its president from 1999 to 2007.

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Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States

The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS, French: Organisation des États d'Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique) is a group of countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that was created by the Georgetown Agreement in 1975.

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Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

The Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (Russian: Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы), also known as RUDN University and until 1992 and after March 2023, as Patrice Lumumba University in honour of the Congolese politician Patrice Lumumba, is a public research university located in Moscow, Russia.

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Peaceful transition of power

A peaceful transition or transfer of power is a concept important to democratic governments in which the leadership of a government peacefully hands over control of government to a newly-elected leadership.

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People's Progressive Party/Civic

The People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is a major political party in Guyana.

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Pravasi Bharatiya Samman

The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (Overseas Indian Award) is the highest Indian award for Overseas Indians or an organisation or institution established and run by Overseas Indian diaspora, constituted by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India in conjunction with the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Overseas Indian Day), to honour exceptional and meritorious contribution in their chosen field/profession.

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President of Guyana

The president of Guyana is the head of state and the head of government of Guyana, as well as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the Republic, according to the Constitution of Guyana. Bharrat Jagdeo and president of Guyana are presidents of Guyana.

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President of India

The president of India (IAST) is the head of state of the Republic of India.

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President of Nigeria

The president of Nigeria, officially the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is the head of state and head of government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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President pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations

The President Pro Tempore of the Union of South American Nations is the head position and representative of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR). Bharrat Jagdeo and President pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations are presidents pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations.

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Prime Minister of Guyana

The prime minister of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana is an elected member of the National Assembly of Guyana who is the principal assistant and advisor to the president as well as the leader of government business in the Assembly, but is not the head of government in Guyana. Bharrat Jagdeo and prime Minister of Guyana are prime ministers of Guyana.

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Rafael Correa

Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado (born 6 April 1963) is an Ecuadorian politician and economist who served as President of Ecuador from 2007 to 2017. Bharrat Jagdeo and Rafael Correa are presidents pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations.

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Rajendra K. Pachauri

Rajendra Kumar Pachauri (20 August 1940 – 13 February 2020) was the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) from 2002 to 2015, during the fourth and fifth assessment cycles. Bharrat Jagdeo and Rajendra K. Pachauri are United Nations goodwill ambassadors.

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Reepu Daman Persaud

Pt. Reepu Daman Persaud (c. 1936, 6 April 2013) was a Guyanese politician from the People's Progressive Party/Civic. Bharrat Jagdeo and Reepu Daman Persaud are Guyanese Hindus, People's Progressive Party (Guyana) politicians and vice presidents of Guyana.

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Sam Hinds

Samuel Archibald Anthony Hinds (born 27 December 1943) is a Guyanese politician who was Prime Minister of Guyana almost continuously from 1992 to 2015. Bharrat Jagdeo and Sam Hinds are People's Progressive Party (Guyana) politicians, presidents of Guyana, prime ministers of Guyana and vice presidents of Guyana.

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Secretary-General of the United Nations

The secretary-general of the United Nations (UNSG or UNSECGEN) is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations.

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Sustainable development

Sustainable development is an approach to growth and human development that aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

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Sydney Allicock

Sydney Charles Allicock (born 1954) is a Guyanese politician. Bharrat Jagdeo and Sydney Allicock are vice presidents of Guyana.

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TERI School of Advanced Studies

The TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI) is a higher education institute in New Delhi, India which specializes in the field of sustainable development.

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The Honourable

The Honourable (Commonwealth English) or The Honorable (American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: Hon., Hon'ble, or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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Time (magazine)

Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.

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Trent University

Trent University is a public liberal arts university in Peterborough, Ontario, with a satellite campus in Oshawa, which serves the Regional Municipality of Durham.

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UNASUR Constitutive Treaty

The UNASUR Constitutive Treaty, officially the Constitutive Treaty of the Union of South American Nations, was signed on May 23, 2008 during the extraordinary summit of heads of state and government of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) held in Brasília, Brazil.

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Union of South American Nations

The Union of South American Nations (USAN), sometimes also referred to as the South American Union, abbreviated in Spanish as UNASUR and in Portuguese as UNASUL, is an intergovernmental regional organization.

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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the UN process for negotiating an agreement to limit dangerous climate change.

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United Nations General Assembly

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA or GA; Assemblée générale, AG) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as its main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ.

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United Nations University

The (UNU) is the think tank and academic arm of the United Nations.

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United Provinces of Agra and Oudh

The United Provinces of Agra and Oudh was a province of India under the British Raj, which existed from 22 March 1902 to 1937; the official name was shortened by the Government of India Act 1935 to United Provinces (UP), by which the province had been commonly known, and by which name it was also a province of independent India until 1950.

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Unity, Guyana

Unity is a rural village in the East Coast district of the Demerara-Mahaica region of Guyana.

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University of Central Lancashire

The University of Central Lancashire (abbreviated UCLan) is a public university based in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England.

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University of the West Indies

The University of the West Indies (UWI), originally University College of the West Indies, is a public university system established to serve the higher education needs of the residents of 18 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turks and Caicos Islands.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharrat_Jagdeo

, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, President of Guyana, President of India, President of Nigeria, President pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations, Prime Minister of Guyana, Rafael Correa, Rajendra K. Pachauri, Reepu Daman Persaud, Sam Hinds, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Sustainable development, Sydney Allicock, TERI School of Advanced Studies, The Honourable, The Washington Post, Time (magazine), Trent University, UNASUR Constitutive Treaty, Union of South American Nations, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, United Nations General Assembly, United Nations University, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Unity, Guyana, University of Central Lancashire, University of the West Indies, University of Toronto, Uttar Pradesh, Varshnie Singh, Vice News, Vice President of Guyana, World Bank, York University, 2015 Guyanese general election, 2020 Guyanese general election.

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See also

Finance ministers of Guyana

Guyanese Hindus

Guyanese politicians of Indian descent

People's Progressive Party (Guyana) politicians

Presidents of Guyana

Presidents pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations

Prime ministers of Guyana

United Nations goodwill ambassadors

Vice presidents of Guyana

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