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Shridath Ramphal

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Sir Shridath Surendranath "Sonny" Ramphal (born 3 October 1928) was the second Commonwealth Secretary-General, from 1975 to 1990. [1]

63 relations: Albert Medal (Royal Society of Arts), Alex Pascall, Arnold Smith, Brundtland Commission, Chris Laidlaw, Commission on Global Governance, Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth Secretary-General, David Dabydeen, Denis Thatcher, Earth Charter, Elizabeth II, Emeka Anyaoku, Harold Macmillan, Ian McDonald (Guyanese writer), Indira Gandhi Prize, Indo-Guyanese, Ingvar Carlsson, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Kayode Soyinka, King's College London, Land reform in Zimbabwe, Leslie Scarman, Baron Scarman, List of Companions of the Order of Australia, List of Eastern Caribbean people, List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1962, List of Honorary Doctors of the University of Otago, List of Honorary Fellows of Magdalen College, Oxford, List of King's College London alumni, List of people associated with the London School of Economics, List of people on the postage stamps of Saint Kitts, List of politicians of Indian descent, List of School of Oriental and African Studies people, List of University of London people, List of University of Warwick people, Mark Robinson (Conservative politician), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Guyana), New Amsterdam, Guyana, Nick Scheele, October 3, Order of Merit (Jamaica), Order of New Zealand, Order of St Michael and St George, Order of the Caribbean Community, Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo, Oriel Chambers (Kingston upon Hull), President of the United Nations Security Council, Ronald Sanders (diplomat), Sir Robert Menzies Lecture, ..., SOAS, University of London, The Dickson Poon School of Law, Timeline of the Commonwealth of Nations, United Nations Secretary-General selection, 1971, United Nations Secretary-General selection, 1981, University of Guyana, University of the West Indies, Vince Cable, Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation, William Ury, Zimbabwe and the Commonwealth of Nations, 1966 Birthday Honours, 1970 New Year Honours. Expand index (13 more) »

Albert Medal (Royal Society of Arts)

The Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) was instituted in 1864 as a memorial to Prince Albert, who had been President of the Society for 18 years.

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Alex Pascall

Alex Pascall, OBE, is a Grenada-born broadcaster, journalist, musician, composer, oral historian and educator.

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Arnold Smith

Arnold Cantwell Smith (January 18, 1915 – February 7, 1994) was a Canadian diplomat.

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Brundtland Commission

Formerly known as the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), the mission of the Brundtland Commission is to unite countries to pursue sustainable development together.

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Chris Laidlaw

Christopher Robert Laidlaw (born 16 November 1943) is a New Zealand politician and former rugby union player, Rhodes Scholar, public servant, diplomat and radio host.

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Commission on Global Governance

The Commission on Global Governance was an organization co-chaired by Swedish Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson, and former Commonwealth Secretary-General Shridath Ramphal, that produced a controversial report, Our Global Neighborhood, in 1995.

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Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often known as simply the Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of 53 member states that are mostly former territories of the British Empire.

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Commonwealth Secretary-General

The Commonwealth Secretary-General 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 Commonwealth publicly.

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David Dabydeen

David Dabydeen (born 9 December 1955) is a Guyanese-born broadcaster, novelist, poet and academic.

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Denis Thatcher

Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet, (10 May 1915 – 26 June 2003) was a British businessman and the husband of Margaret Thatcher, who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

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Earth Charter

The Earth Charter is an international declaration of fundamental values and principles considered useful by its supporters for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society in the 21st century.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

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Emeka Anyaoku

Chief Emeka Anyaoku, GCVO, CFR, CON (born 18 January 1933)"Anyaoku, Eleazar Chukwuemeka", in Africa Who's Who, London: Africa Journal for Africa Books Ltd, 1981, p. 137.

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Harold Macmillan

Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986) was a British statesman of the Conservative Party who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963.

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Ian McDonald (Guyanese writer)

Ian McDonald (born 18 April 1933) is a Caribbean-born writer who describes himself as "Antiguan by ancestry, Trinidadian by birth, Guyanese by adoption, and West Indian by conviction." His ancestry on his father's side is Antiguan and Kittitian, and Trinidadian on his mother’s side.

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Indira Gandhi Prize

The Indira Gandhi Prize or the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize or the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development is the prestigious award accorded annually by Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust dated 18 November 2015, accessed 19 November 2017.

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Indo-Guyanese

Indo-Guyanese are Guyanese people with heritage from the Indian subcontinent.

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Ingvar Carlsson

Gösta Ingvar Carlsson (born 9 November 1934) is a Swedish politician who twice served as Prime Minister of Sweden, first from 1986 to 1991 and again from 1994 to 1996.

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International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) is an intergovernmental organization with regional offices in Latin America (Costa Rica), Asia and the Pacific (Australia) and Africa (Ethiopia).

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

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Kayode Soyinka

Kayode Soyinka (born Olukayode Adedeji Soyinka, 15 December 1957) is a Nigerian journalist, publisher, and author.

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King's College London

King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, and a founding constituent college of the federal University of London.

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Land reform in Zimbabwe

Land reform in Zimbabwe officially began in 1980 with the signing of the Lancaster House Agreement, as an effort to more equitably distribute land between black subsistence farmers and white Zimbabweans of European ancestry, who had traditionally enjoyed superior political and economic status.

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Leslie Scarman, Baron Scarman

Leslie George Scarman, Baron Scarman (29 July 1911 – 8 December 2004) was an English judge and barrister, who served as a Law Lord until his retirement in 1986.

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List of Companions of the Order of Australia

This is a list of Companions of the Order of Australia.

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List of Eastern Caribbean people

Listed below are prominent people from the Eastern Caribbean, the Guianas.

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List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1962

The following is a list of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1962.

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List of Honorary Doctors of the University of Otago

The list of Honorary Doctors of the University of Otago below shows the recipients of honorary doctorates bestowed by the University of Otago since 1962.

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List of Honorary Fellows of Magdalen College, Oxford

Magdalen College, Oxford, like all Oxford colleges, may elect certain distinguished old members of the college, or its benefactors and friends, as 'Honorary Fellows' as an honor and sign of respect or appreciation.

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List of King's College London alumni

This list of King's College London alumni comprises notable graduates as well as non-graduate former, and current, students.

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List of people associated with the London School of Economics

This list of people associated with the London School of Economics includes notable alumni, non-graduates, academics and administrators affiliated with the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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List of people on the postage stamps of Saint Kitts

This is a list of people on stamps of St. Kitts.

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List of politicians of Indian descent

This article contains a list of Wikipedia articles about politicians in countries outside of Indian subcontinent who are of Indian descent.

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List of School of Oriental and African Studies people

This is a list of School of Oriental and African Studies people, including alumni, former and current members of staff.

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List of University of London people

The following people spent time at the University of London as either teaching staff or students.

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List of University of Warwick people

This is a list of University of Warwick people, including office holders, current and former academics and alumni of the University of Warwick, including a brief description of their notability.

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Mark Robinson (Conservative politician)

Mark Noel Foster Robinson (born 26 December 1946) is a former Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Guyana)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government ministry of Guyana responsible for directing the nation's external relations and the operations of its international diplomatic missions.

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New Amsterdam, Guyana

New Amsterdam (Dutch: Nieuw Amsterdam) is one of the largest towns in Guyana, located in the East Berbice-Corentyne Region, from the capital, Georgetown.

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Nick Scheele

Sir Nicholas Vernon "Nick" Scheele KCMG (3 January 1944 – 18 July 2014) was an English business executive who served as President, from 2001–05, and Chief Operating Officer (COO), from 2001–04, of the Ford Motor Company, and also as Chancellor of the University of Warwick from March 2002 to July 2008.

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October 3

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Order of Merit (Jamaica)

The Order of Merit is part of the Jamaican honours system, and it is the fourth-highest honour awarded by the nation of Jamaica.

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Order of New Zealand

The Order of New Zealand is the highest honour in New Zealand's honours system, created "to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand in a civil or military capacity".

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Order of St Michael and St George

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as regent for his father, King George III.

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Order of the Caribbean Community

The Order of the Caribbean Community is an award given to The award was initiated at the Eighth (8th) Conference of Heads of State and Governments of CARICOM in 1987 and began bestowal in 1992.

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Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo

The Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo is a South African honour.

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Oriel Chambers (Kingston upon Hull)

Oriel Chambers is a Grade II listed building which, since 2006, has housed the Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation.

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President of the United Nations Security Council

The President of the United Nations Security Council is the presiding officer of that body.

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Ronald Sanders (diplomat)

Sir Ronald Michael Sanders (born 1948) is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States and the Organization of American States for Antigua and Barbuda (2015–present); he is also non-resident High Commissioner to Canada (2017–present).

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Sir Robert Menzies Lecture

The Sir Robert Menzies Lecture is an annual lecture delivered in Melbourne, by a prominent politician, academic or other noteworthy individual, about various aspects of modern liberalism.

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SOAS, University of London

SOAS University of London (the School of Oriental and African Studies), is a public research university in London, England, and a constituent college of the federal University of London.

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The Dickson Poon School of Law

The Dickson Poon School of Law is the law school of King's College London, and one of the nine Schools of Study of the College.

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Timeline of the Commonwealth of Nations

This is a timeline of the Commonwealth of Nations from the Balfour Declaration.

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United Nations Secretary-General selection, 1971

A United Nations Secretary-General selection was held in 1971 to succeed U Thant, who was stepping down after two full terms.

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United Nations Secretary-General selection, 1981

A United Nations Secretary-General selection was held in 1981.

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University of Guyana

The, in Georgetown, Guyana, is Guyana’s sole national higher education institution.

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University of the West Indies

The University of the West Indies (UWI), originally University College of the West Indies, is a public university system established to serve the higher education needs of the residents of 18 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turks and Caicos Islands.

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Vince Cable

Sir John Vincent Cable (born 9 May 1943) is a British politician serving as Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Member of Parliament for Twickenham since 2017.

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Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation

The Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation (WISE) is a research institute at the University of Hull in England.

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William Ury

William Ury is an American author, academic, anthropologist, and negotiation expert.

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Zimbabwe and the Commonwealth of Nations

Zimbabwe and the Commonwealth of Nations have had a controversial and stormy diplomatic relationship.

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1966 Birthday Honours

The Queen's Birthday Honours 1966 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

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1970 New Year Honours

The New Year Honours 1970 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shridath_Ramphal

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