Road to independence (1945 to 1966)

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• File:Cheddi Jagan with John F. Kennedy 1961.jpg "Cheddi Jagan with John F. Kennedy 1961.jpg" by Abbie Rowe, White House Photographs, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (no attribution legally required; credited as good practice)
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