Janet Rosalie (Rosenberg) Jagan (1920 - 2009)

Born 20 Oct 1920 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 28 Mar 2009 at age 88 in Belém, Brazil

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Biography

Janet (Rosenberg) Jagan is Notable.

6th president of Guyana Janet Rosenberg was born October 20, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.^[1] She was a daughter of Charles Brown Rosenberg and Katherine Kronberg.^[1][2]

In December 1942, while working as a student nurse at Cook County Hospital, she met Cheddi Jagan, an Indo-Guyanese dentistry student at Northwestern University. They married on August 5, 1943, and in December that year she moved with him to Guyana, where they opened a dental clinic, and became involved in labor activism together.^[3]

In 1992, he became the president of Guyana. He died in 1997. She took over his role, and was elected in December 1997 as president. She resigned in 1999 due to poor health.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940 Janet Rosalie Rorenberg, 20 Oct 1920; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 41116, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago.
2. ↑ United States Census, 1930 Jannette Rosenberg in household of Charles B Rosenberg, Chicago (Districts 0251-0500), Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 301, sheet 4A, line 47, family 86.
3. ↑ Jewish Women's Archive. "Janet Jagan." (Viewed on November 27, 2023) <https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/jagan-janet>.
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Jagan