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David A. Granger

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David A. Granger

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Also known as David Arthur Granger, David Granger

Guyanese politician

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Vice president
Carl Barrington Greenidge , Khemraj Ramjattan , Sydney Allicock
Prime minister also first vice president
Moses Nagamootoo
Preceded by
Donald Ramotar
Succeeded by
Irfaan Ali
Born
David Arthur Granger , ( 1945-07-15 ) 15 July 1945 (age 80) , Georgetown , British Guiana
Party
People's National Congress
Other political affiliations
A Partnership for National Unity
Spouse
Sandra Chan-A-Sue ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1970 ) ​
Allegiance
Guyana
Years of service
1967–1992
Rank
Brigadier

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
David
Gender
male
Citizenship
Guyana
Place of birth
Georgetown
Occupation
writer
Position held
President of Guyana
Military branch
army
Military rank
brigadier general
Image
David Granger at 48th Mercosur Summit (cropped).jpg
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David Arthur Granger
date of birth
1945-07-15
candidacy in election
2020 Guyanese general election
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Encyclopedic overview

David Arthur Granger (born 15 July 1945) is a Guyanese former politician and retired military officer who served as the ninth president of Guyana from 2015 to 2020. A member of the People’s National Congress (PNC), he previously served as Commander of the Guyana Defence Force and as National Security Adviser from 1990 to 1992. He was leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of Guyana from 2012 to 2015.

Granger stood as the opposition coalition's presidential candidate in the November 2011 general election but was defeated. He was elected as President in the May 2015 general election. He lost a vote of confidence on 21 December 2018 that led to a snap election.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “David A. Granger” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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