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Basdeo Panday

1933 - 2024

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Basdeo Panday (pronounced [bɑːsəd̪eːoː pɑːⁿɖeː]; 25 May 1933 – 1 January 2024) was a Trinidadian and Tobagonian statesman, lawyer, politician, trade unionist, economist, and actor who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 2001. He was the first person of Indian descent along with being the first Hindu to hold the office of Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. He was first elected to Parliament in 1976 as the Member for Couva North, Panday served as Leader of the Opposition four times between 1976 and 2010 and was a founding member of the United Labour Front (ULF), the National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR), and the United National Congress (UNC). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Basdeo Panday has received more than 358,016 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Basdeo Panday is the 17,132nd most popular politician (down from 15,194th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Trinidad and Tobago and the 11th most popular Trinidadian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Basdeo Panday ranks 17,132 out of 15,577Before him are Zarifa Ghafari, Lyubov Sobol, Tom Coburn, Stefan Petzner, Gabriela Guimarães, and Martin O'Malley. After him are Ben Wallace, Michael Chertoff, Tony Leon, Anna Gabriel i Sabaté, Tzipi Hotovely, and Patrick Femerling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Basdeo Panday ranks 492Before him are Stan Anderson, David Bellamy, Charles Portis, Ruzena Bajcsy, Wendell R. Anderson, and Albert Quixall. After him are Jean Carnahan, Peter Sillett, and Nexhmije Pagarusha. Among people deceased in 2024, Basdeo Panday ranks 59Before him are Anatoli Polivoda, Wayne Kramer, John Bruton, N. Scott Momaday, Edward Lowassa, and Luis Tejada. After him are Jean Carnahan, Toru Kawashima, Stephen Laybutt, Shawnacy Barber, and Tomonobu Yokoyama.

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In Trinidad and Tobago

Among people born in Trinidad and Tobago, Basdeo Panday ranks 34 out of 64Before him are Ellis Clarke (1917), Ato Boldon (1973), Noor Hassanali (1918), Silvio Spann (1981), Stern John (1976), and Deon Lendore (1992). After him are Heather Headley (1974), Jlloyd Samuel (1981), Kerron Clement (1985), Brian Lara (1969), Richard Thompson (1985), and Russell Latapy (1968).

Among POLITICIANS In Trinidad and Tobago

Among politicians born in Trinidad and Tobago, Basdeo Panday ranks 11Before him are Anthony Carmona (1953), Eric Williams (1911), Patrick Manning (1946), Kamla Persad-Bissessar (1952), Ellis Clarke (1917), and Noor Hassanali (1918).