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Cheddi Jagan
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- Publisher
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Original language
- en
- Link
- https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cheddi-JaganAccessed 23 September 2026
Editorial annotation
Scholarly reference encyclopedia article, consulted via citation, on Cheddi Jagan's People's Progressive Party winning 18 of 24 seats in the 1953 election, and Britain's subsequent suspension of the constitution and dismissal of his government in October 1953, sending in troops over concerns about his party's program and communist sympathies.