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Shridath Ramphal, Guyanese academic and politician, 2nd Commonwealth Secretary-General (died 2024)

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Shridath Ramphal

Guyanese diplomat (1928–2024)

Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal OM, often known as Sir Sonny Ramphal, was a Guyanese politician who was the second Commonwealth Secretary-General, holding the position from 1975 to 1990. He was also the foreign minister of Guyana from 1972 to 1975, and assistant attorney…
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Commonwealth Secretary-General

Head of the Commonwealth Secretariat

The Commonwealth secretary-general, formally the secretary-general of the Commonwealth of Nations, is the head of the Commonwealth Secretariat, the central body which has served the Commonwealth of Nations since its establishment in 1965, and responsible for representing the…
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