Thunder in Guyana

Feb 22, 2005 on PBS at 10:00 PM

Summary

When the filmmaker's cousin was elected Guyana's president seven years ago, Janet Rosenberg Jagan -- considered one of the founders of Guyana along with her husband, Cheddi Jagan -- became the first American-born woman to lead a nation. This program ... (more)interweaves family history and Guyanese history with the extraordinary life story of one unconventional woman.

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