Vere Bird, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Vere Bird

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda

Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1910

Place of Birth: St. John's, Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda

Date of Death: 28-Jun-1999

Profession: politician

Nationality: Antigua and Barbuda

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Vere Bird

  • Sir Vere Cornwall Bird Sr., KNH (9 December 1910 – 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.
  • In 1943, he became the president of the Antigua Trades and Labour Union.
  • He achieved national acclaim politically for the first time when he was elected to the colonial legislature in 1945.
  • He formed the Antigua Labour Party and became the first and only chief minister, first and last premier, and first prime minister from 1981 to 1994.
  • His resignation was due to failing health and internal issues within the government. In 1985 Antigua's international airport, which was first named Coolidge, was renamed V.C.
  • Bird International Airport in his honour.

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