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Sir Vere Cornwall Bird, KNH (9 December 1909 – 28 June 1999) was the first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. His son, Lester Bryant Bird, succeeded him as Prime Minister. In 1994, he was declared a "National Hero". He was an officer in the Salvation Army for 2 years.
Vere Cornwall Bird ( Saint John, 9 de diciembre de 1909 - ibídem, 28 de junio de 1999) 1 fue un líder sindical y político antiguano que gobernó Antigua y Barbuda entre 1960 y 1971, y nuevamente entre 1976 y 1994. 2 Encabezó el proceso de independencia de su país, hasta entonces una colonia del Imperio británico con su ...
9 de jun. de 2022 · Vere Cornwall Bird, the first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, is a national hero of this Caribbean nation. Vere Cornwall Bird was born in New Street, St John’s, Antigua on December 7, 1910, the fourth child of Edghill and Theophilus Bird at a time when the two islands were colonies of Great Britain.
30 de jun. de 1999 · Vere Cornwall Bird Sr., who was born in a ramshackle shanty and never went beyond grammar school, was a large, athletic and powerful man with a preacher's voice and a sharp tongue. As in the...
Vere Cornwall Bird; . Político Caribeño. Ampliamente reconocido en su país por su preocupación por los más desposeídos de la isla a través de su trabajo en el Ejército de Salvación, a lo largo de 56 años[cita requerida]. En 1943, fue presidente de asuntos de comercios de Antigua y Barbuda y de los sindicatos.
22 de may. de 2023 · Vere Cornwall Bird, Sr. (1909-1999), commonly known as V.C. Bird, is one of the most significant political figures in the history of Antigua and Barbuda. As the country’s first Prime Minister and a key figure in the struggle for independence, he is widely regarded as a national hero.
A true and dedicated regionalist, Vere Bird has played an integral role in Caribbean unity from the period of Federation, through CARIFTA to CARICOM, and was one of the signatories to the CARIFTA Agreement in 1965.
