Desmond Hoyte
President of Guyana, politician, lawyer (1929–2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hugh Desmond Hoyte (9 March 1929 – 22 December 2002) was a Guyanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Guyana from 1984 to 1985 and President of Guyana from 1985 until 1992.
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Desmond Hoyte | |
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3rd President of Guyana | |
In office 6 August 1985 – 9 October 1992 | |
Prime Minister | Hamilton Green |
Vice President | Hamilton Green Mohamed Shahabuddeen Ranji Chandisingh Viola Burnham |
Preceded by | Forbes Burnham |
Succeeded by | Cheddi Jagan |
3rd Prime Minister and First Vice President of Guyana | |
In office 16 August 1984 – 6 August 1985 | |
President | Forbes Burnham |
Preceded by | Ptolemy Reid |
Succeeded by | Hamilton Green |
Personal details | |
Born | (1929-03-09)9 March 1929 Georgetown, British Guiana |
Died | 22 December 2002(2002-12-22) (aged 73) Georgetown, Guyana |
Resting place | the Botanical Gardens |
Political party | People's National Congress |
Spouse | Joyce Hoyte |
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