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Bishwaishwar Ramsaroop

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Bishwaishwar Ramsaroop
Vice President of Guyana
In office
October 1980 – September 1984
Personal details
Born(1939-11-28)28 November 1939
Georgetown, Guyana
Died16 August 2021(2021-08-16) (aged 81)
New York City, U.S.
NationalityGuyana Guyanese
Political partyPeople's National Congress (Guyana)

Bishwaishwar "Cammie" Ramsaroop (28 November 1939 – 16 August 2021)[1][2][3] was a Guyanese politician from People's National Congress.[1] Prior to his political career, he was a teacher and minister in the Forbes Burnham administration.[1] From October 1980 to September 1984 he was one of the Vice Presidents.[4][5] Ramsaroop played a pivotal role in the establishment of Trinidad and Tobago's first diplomatic mission with the creation of the Guyana High Commission on Alexandra Street, Port-of-Spain in February 2020.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Levy, Owen Lancelot; Jacobs, Hedley Powell (1971). "Guyana". Personalities Caribbean 1971-1972. Kingston, Jamaica: Personalities Ltd. p. 300.
  2. ^ Chabrol, Denis (16 August 2021). "PNCR stalwart Cammie Ramsaroop dies". Demerara Waves Online News- Guyana. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Former Vice President and PNC Chairman Cammie Ramsaroop passes away". Stabroek News. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  4. ^ Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1984July-Dec., hdl:2027/osu.32435024019879
  5. ^ "Guyana Embassy News". Embassy of the Republic of Guyana. 9 March 1976 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Guyana establishes first diplomatic mission in Trinidad and Tobago – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation| Co-operative Republic of Guyana". Retrieved 3 December 2020. [dead link]