President Desmond Hoyte Name Hamilton Green Religion Unification Church | Succeeded by Sam Hinds Preceded by Desmond Hoyte | |
Born 9 November 1934 (age 90)
Georgetown, Guyana ( 1934-11-09 ) Political party People's National Congress (Formerly)
Forum for Democracy | ||
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Hamilton Green (born 9 November 1934) is Guyanese politician and once Prime Minister of Guyana.
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He was a member of People's National Congress and chosen as one of the five Vice Presidents in the cabinet of Forbes Burnham in October 1980. He also served as the Prime Minister of Guyana from 6 August 1985 to 9 October 1992.
He was removed from office in 1992 when the first free and fair elections were held in Guyana under the direct supervision of President Jimmy Carter.
In March 1993, Green sued the People's National Congress for violation of his constitutional rights by expelling him from the party. Following this he formed his own party, Good and Green Guyana (GGG).
Hamilton Green, who was born in Georgetown, Guyana, is also the Mayor of Georgetown.
In 2003, he was one of the most prominent people to attend the Summit of World Leaders sponsored by Sun Myung Moon. He is a member of the presiding council of the Universal Peace Federation