Shridath Ramphal
Sir Shridath Surendranath "Sonny" Ramphal (3 October 1928 – 30 August 2024) was a Guyanese politician and lawyer. He was the second Commonwealth Secretary-General, from 1975 to 1990. He was the Foreign Minister of Guyana, from 1972 to 1975, and Assistant Attorney General of the West Indies Federation from 1958 to 1962.[1]
Shridath Ramphal | |
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श्रीदत्त सुरेंद्रनाथ रामफल | |
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| 2nd Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations | |
| In office 1 July 1975 – 30 June 1990 | |
| Head | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Arnold Smith |
| Succeeded by | Chief Emeka Anyaoku |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana | |
| In office 1972–1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Forbes Burnham |
| Preceded by | Forbes Burnham |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Wills |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shridath Surendranath Ramphal 3 October 1928 New Amsterdam, Berbice, British Guiana (present-day East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana) |
| Died | 30 August 2024 (aged 95) |
| Nationality | Guyanese |
Career
changeRamphal was an Earth Charter International Commission member.[2]
He also was the Chancellor of the University of Warwick from 1989 to 2002, of the University of the West Indies from 1989 to 2003, and of the University of Guyana from 1990 to 1992.[3]
With former Swedish Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson, in 1995, he was one of the co-chairs of the Commission on Global Governance, which reported on issues of international development, international security, globalization and global governance.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, at the age of 92, Ramphal was the first lawyer to appear virtually before the International Court of Justice, representing Guyana in a border dispute with Venezuela.[4]
Personal life
changeRamphal studied law at King's College London, graduating with LL.B. and LL.M. degrees. He became a lawyer in London in 1951. Ramphal continued studying law for a year at Harvard Law School in the United States.[1][2]
Ramphal was married to Lois Winifred King from 1951 until her death in 2019.[5] They had four children.
Ramphal died on 30 August 2024, at the age of 95.[4]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Shridath Ramphal". The Integrationist Caribbean. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sir Shridath Ramphal". The Judiciary of Trinidad and Tobago. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ↑ "Shridath Ramphal".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Shridath Ramphal passes away". Stabroek News. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ↑ "President saddened at passing of Lady Lois Winifred Ramphal - Guyana Chronicle". 24 September 2019.
Other websites
change- "Interview with Sir Shridath Ramphal: Commonwealth Oral History Project". School of Advanced Study, University of London.
- The Ramphal Institute - Official website for the continuation of the work of Sir Shridath Ramphal: promoting good governance, economic development and social justice around the world.
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