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Basdeo Panday
Basdeo Panday was a Trinidadian trade unionist and politician who led the sugar workers' union and founded the United National Congress. In 1995 he became prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, the first of Indian descent, and served until 2001. His career reflected the growing political weight of the Indo-Trinidadian community in a country long led by the People's National Movement.
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