George Walter
Sir George Herbert Walter (born September 8, 1928 - March 4, 2008 in Saint John's , Antigua ) was a West Indian politician. From 1971 to 1976 he served as Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda . In this position he campaigned for the complete independence of the island state from Great Britain .
George Walter was born in 1928, but various sources give 1930 as the year of birth.
As chairman of the Progressive Labor Movement (PLM), Walter won the 1971 elections against Vere Bird Sr. Only four years earlier the former colony had been declared a dependency with autonomous status. During his tenure, in addition to his demands for complete self-government to the British occupiers, economic difficulties were particularly significant. As a result, Walter lost the next election to Bird.
After leaving office in 1976, Walter did not hold the premier post again. In 1981 Antigua and Barbuda became independent. Walter founded the United People's Movement in 1982 and later became the leader of the Antigua Workers' Union; In 2000 he was raised to the nobility by Elizabeth II .
George Walter, after whom a motorway was named during his lifetime, died of heart failure in March 2008 at the age of 79 in the capital of Antigua. He was widowed. Posthumously, he was ennobled as Knight Companion of the Order of the National Hero in 2008 .
Web links
- George Walter, a Leader of Antigua, Dies at 79. In: NY Times , March 6, 2008.
Individual evidence
- ^ Phil Gunson, Greg Chamberlain, Andrew Thompson: The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean . Routledge, New York 1991, ISBN 978-1-138-19557-8 , pp. 359 (English, limited preview in Google Book search).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walter, George |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Walter, Sir George Herbert (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Antiguan politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 8, 1928 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4, 2008 |
| Place of death | Saint John's (Antigua and Barbuda) |