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Desmond Hoyte was born on 9 March, 1929 in Georgetown, British Guiana, is a President of Guyana, politician, lawyer (1929–2002). Discover Desmond Hoyte's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

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Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 9 March 1929
Birthday 9 March
Birthplace Georgetown, British Guiana
Date of death 22 December, 2002
Died Place Georgetown, Guyana
Nationality Guyana

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1929

Hugh Desmond Hoyte (9 March 1929 – 22 December 2002) was a Guyanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Guyana from 1984 to 1985 and President of Guyana from 1985 until 1992.

Hoyte was born on 9 March 1929 to a middle-class family in Georgetown, the capital of British Guiana.

He was educated at St Barnabas Anglican School and Progressive High School.

1948

In 1948, he joined the civil service, then entered public service as a teacher in Guyana and Grenada.

1950

While he was working, Hoyte earned an external B.A. from the University of London in 1950.

1957

In 1957, he went to the UK to pass his bar exams at the Middle Temple and earn an LL.B., which he received in 1959.

1960

In 1960 he joined the same law practice as Forbes Burnham (Clarke and Martin), before setting up private practice and became one of the leaders of the Guyana Bar Association.

He would come to serve as a legal advisor to the Guyana Trades Union Congress.

1962

In 1962, he was appointed as a member of the General Council of the People's National Congress.

1966

In 1966, he was appointed to the National Elections Commission, which supervised the 1968 Guyanese general election.

1968

After being a general council member for the party, he entered Parliament as a member of the People's National Congress in 1968 and soon began serving in the cabinet.

According to Hamilton Green, Jimmy Carter personally announced that overseas voting would no longer be allowed to the Guyanese public; overseas voting was used to manipulate the 1968 Guyanese general election.

1969

He was Home Affairs Minister from 1969 to 1970, Finance Minister from 1970 to 1972, Works and Communications Minister from 1972 to 1974, and Economic Development Minister in 1974 to 1980.

1973

In 1973, he was appointed as a member of the central committee of the PNC.

1974

In all of his ministerial positions, Hoyte was a part of the movement of the Burnham administration towards a planned economy, particularly in his role as the Minister of Economic Development during the nationalization of the bauxite and sugar industries following the 1974 Declaration of Sophia.

1980

Following the December 1980 election he became one of five vice-presidents, with responsibility for economic planning, finance, and regional development.

Hoyte used the increased powers of the presidency (changed by his predecessor in the 1980 Constitution) to move away from policies advocated by previous president Forbes Burnham which had led to high poverty rates and high debt.

He also invited foreign investment and made peace with the International Monetary Fund, which angered others in his party.

During Hoyte's tenure, Guyana's significant sugar industry saw a revival, and the economically important Omai Mine was opened and began production.

During his presidency, he would try to improve racial relations between Afro-Guyanese and Indo-Guyanese, being called derisively "Desmond Persaud" for his supposed better treatment of Indo-Guyanese people.

Hoyte also re-established freedom of press.

1984

In August 1984, Hoyte became Prime Minister and first Vice President, replacing Hamilton Green, who was widely seen at the time as Burnham's preference for successor.

1985

Hoyte suffered a personal tragedy in 1985 when his two daughters Amanda and Maxine died in a car crash while traveling on April 30 to hear him deliver the May Day address in the town of Linden.

His sister-in-law and his driver also died; his wife Joyce was the lone survivor.

On Burnham's death on 6 August 1985, Hoyte became the third President of Guyana.

Shortly before Burnham's death, he and other members of the PNC had embarked on talks with the opposition People's Progressive Party attempting to achieve a national unity formula to deal with the country's problems.

Hoyte announced his willingness to continue the dialogue, but also announced that a general election would be held on 9 December.

Responding to criticisms of previous elections as fraudulent, he agreed to certain reforms.

Immediately after becoming President, Hoyte removed bans on imported food items and opened Guyana to greater international trade.

1987

In July 1987, he hosted the President of the African National Congress, Oliver Tambo, for a four-day visit, highlighting the close links Guyana maintained with the liberation struggle in Southern Africa.

Also in 1987, Hoyte established the Guyana Prize for Literature.

1989

In 1989, Hoyte first proposed a conservation area in the Guyanese rainforest; this proposal would eventually become the Iwokrama Forest.

1990

Hoyte was also Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1990 until 1992.

During Hoyte's presidency, violent crime decreased, but Hoyte failed to reduce levels of corruption within the government.

Hoyte announced significant electoral reforms in 1990 prior to the 1992 election, influenced by former US President Jimmy Carter.

These reforms included a ban on the military providing electoral services with the exception of for security purposes, counting being done at the place of voting, the establishment of an independent electoral commission and changes to ballots and ballot boxes.

1992

Following Hoyte's electoral reforms, the 1992 Guyanese general elections were the first free and fair elections since 1964.

In the lead-up to the 1992 General Election, Hoyte believed that his party could win a free and fair election.

On election day, it became clear that his electoral victory was unlikely, and PNC party supporters took to the streets to attack the headquarters of the electoral commission to try to halt the vote count.

Hoyte announced that he would resign if this action continued, thus ending the demonstration.