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Basdeo Panday

Basdeo Panday
Personal data
Date of birthMay 25, 1933(age 79)
Place of birthPrinces Town, Trinidad and Tobago
Political partyUnited National Congress
SpouseOma Panday
OccupationLawyer
Politician
ReligionHinduism
5th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
In officeNovember 10, 1995 - December 23, 2001
PresidentNoor Hassanali
A.N.R. Robinson
ConstituencyCouva North
Succeeded byPatrick Manning
Preceded byPatrick Manning
Leader of the United National Congress
In office10 September 2006 - 24 January 2010
Succeeded byKamla Persad-Bissessar
Preceded byWinston Dookeran
In office21 April 1989 - 2 October 2005
Succeeded byWinston Dookeran

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Basdeo Panday (Yadav) (born May 25, 1933) was the 5th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 2001 and has served as Leader of the Opposition from 1976 - 1977, 1978 - 1986, 1989 - 1995 and 2001 - 2010. He was first elected to Parliament in 1976 as the Member for Couva North. He is the former Chairman and party leader of the Opposition United National Congress. In 2006, Panday was convicted of failing to declare a bank account in London and imprisoned but as of March 20, 2007, that conviction has been quashed by the Court of Appeal. He was granted bail on April 28 pending the outcome of his appeal due to his health condition and the poor state of health facilities at the Arouca prison. On May 1 he decided to resign as Chairman of the United National Congress, but the party's executive refuse to accept his resignation. However, he lost the party's internal elections on January 24, 2010 to Deputy Leader Kamala Persad-Bissessar by a large margin.

Basdeo Panday is married to the former Oma Ramkissoon and has four daughters Niala, Mickela, Nicola and Vastala, one from his first marriage to (Norma Panday)(née Mohammed) who died in 1981. In 2006, he was awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs.

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Basdeo Panday appears on the TV6 Morning Edition , and speak about the 2011 "State of Emergency" . 22nd August 2011 . Join us at basdeopandayfoundation.blogspot.com .
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UNC Siparia vs UNC Chaguanas West : Basdeo Panday's Speech : Couva Grounds : 22nd July 2007
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This Labour Day, Gayelle The Channel presents "For The Love of Labour - The Basdeo Panday Story." View and exclusive interview with Leader of the Opposition Hon. Basdeo Panday in a way you may never have seen him before. Setting aside the political platform, we observe Mr. Panday at his home, and speak intimately with him about his life as well as his expericne in and with the labour movement of Trinidad and Tobago. Labour Day: Friday 19th June 2009 8 PM on Gayelle The Channel
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Basdeo Panday arrives in San Juan : Friday 24th August 2007
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The REAL stain!
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MR Jack Warner & Mr Basdeo Panday speak after distribution of prizes.
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The Hanuman Chalisa By Satrohan Maharaj
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Basdeo Panday speaks on Budget 2011 Join the Basdeo Panday Foundation : basdeopandayfoundation.blogspot.com
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Panday: Only small change and short change from PP - The Trinidad Guardian Tweet this news
The Trinidad Guardian--Former prime minister -Basdeo Panday-, who is celebrating his 78th birthday today, says the People's Partnership Government was governing in exactly the same was as the former Patrick Manning-led People's National Movement - Date : Wed, 25 May 2011 13:09:58 GMT+00:00
Manning begins street protest against suspension - The Trinidad Guardian Tweet this news
The Trinidad Guardian--While former prime minister -Basdeo Panday- celebrates his 78th birthday today, another former prime minister Patrick Manning begins an historic “March for Democracy” today from the steps of the Red House to his San Fernando Eas - Date : Wed, 25 May 2011 04:42:58 GMT+00:00
Basdeo comes to Nizam's defence - Trinidad & Tobago Express Tweet this news
Trinidad & Tobago Express--Former prime minister -Basdeo Panday- has come to the defence of embattled chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) Nizam Mohammed. Panday and Mohammed, together with former Couva South MP Kelvin Ramnath, met yesterda - Date : Mon, 04 Apr 2011 03:48:54 GMT+00:00
Spiritual Shouter Baptists free to worship - Trinidad & Tobago Express Tweet this news
Trinidad & Tobago Express--When on January 26, 1996, then Prime Minister -Basdeo Panday- declared March 30 Spiritual Baptist Shouter Liberation Day, it was a triumph for the still misunderstood group of believers. There are still many who will cross t - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 04:16:51 GMT+00:00
Bas voice of reason on Nizam probe - Trinidad & Tobago Express Tweet this news
Trinidad & Tobago Express--However, one of the few rational voices that appear to be "lost in the wilderness" of bitterness and acrimony against Nizam Mohammed came from the most unlikely person, -Basdeo Panday-. Mr Panday suggested - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:41:34 GMT+00:00
Young rulers - Trinidad News Tweet this news
Trinidad News---...- exercise for the May 24, 2010, general election, a fresh- faced young woman by the name of Stacy Roopnarine got the nod to contest the Oropouche West seat, held formerly by Mikela Panday, daughter of the party's iconic founder -B - Date : Sun, 03 Apr 2011 06:12:59 GMT+00:00
'Robinson put us all in danger' - Trinidad & Tobago Express Tweet this news
Trinidad & Tobago Express--Former minister Trevor Sudama yesterday said his former leader, -Basdeo Panday-, never made any remark which suggested he had sympathy for the hostages in the coup attempt, nor did he ever unequivocally condemn the event. .. - Date : Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:02:48 GMT+00:00
Sudama's faith in Panday was displaced - Trinidad News Tweet this news
Trinidad News--TWENTY years later, former Oropouche MP Trevor Sudama says he regrets entertaining the suggestion that his former leader, -Basdeo Panday-, be made an emissary to hasten the release of the parliamentarians who were ... - Date : Sat, 26 Mar 2011 03:49:12 GMT+00:00
ERIC, THE DICTATOR - Trinidad News Tweet this news
Trinidad News--But Humphrey said he was fired because Robinson was attempting to get rid of the Indian element in the NAR and he believed if they got rid of -Basdeo Panday-, the party would collapse. Humphrey said less than a year after he became a govern - Date : Tue, 22 Mar 2011 03:54:24 GMT+00:00
Diecisiete mujeres del mundo en el poder - Terra Perú Tweet this news
Terra Perú--Kamla Persad-Bissessar: En el 2010, esta política y abogada de Trinidad y Tobago derrotó al fundador de su partido -Basdeo Panday- en la elección del nuevo líder del Congreso Nacional Unido. Ese mismo año asumió el cargo de Primera Mini - Date : Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:20:25 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
Patrick Manning
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
1995 - 2001
Succeeded by
Patrick Manning

Preceded by
Roy Richardson
Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago
1976 - 1977
Succeeded by
Raffique Shah
Preceded by
Raffique Shah
Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago
1978 - 1986
Succeeded by
Patrick Manning
Preceded by
Patrick Manning
Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago
1991 - 1995
Succeeded by
Patrick Manning
Preceded by
Patrick Manning
Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago
2001 - 2006
Succeeded by
Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Preceded by
Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago
2007 - 2010
Succeeded by
Kamla Persad-Bissessar

Preceded by
Non-existent
Political Leader of the United National Congress
1989 - 2005
Succeeded by
Winston Dookeran
Preceded by
Winston Dookeran
Political Leader of the United National Congress
2006 - 2010
Succeeded by
Kamla Persad-Bissessar

Prime Ministers of Trinidad and Tobago

Eric Williams * George Chambers * A. N. R. Robinson * Patrick Manning * Basdeo Panday * Patrick Manning * Kamla Persad-Bissessar



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