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Rosie Douglas
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Roosevelt Bernard Douglas (October 15, 1941–October 1, 2000) was a Dominican politician. In 2000 he was prime minister of the Caribbean island for eight months, from 3 February 2000 until his death later that year.
While attending university in Canada, Rosie Douglas garnered fame as being one of the instigators of the Sir George Williams Computer Riot of 1969 (aka Concordia Computer Riot). [1]
Douglas appealed during his political career to the cause of the socialist radical reformers.[citation needed] At the parliamentary elections on 31 January 2000 he led the Dominica Labour Party to victory against the governing United Workers Party of Prime Minister Edison James. He formed a coalition with the moderate Dominica Freedom Party and began office on 3 February 2000.
After only eight months in the office Douglas was found on 1 October 2000 dead in his house in Portsmouth. He had returned only one day before from state visits to Australia, Taiwan, Canada and Jamaica.
Pierre Charles was named as his successor.
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| Preceded by Edison James |
Prime Minister of Dominica 2000 |
Succeeded by Pierre Charles |
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| (Chief Ministers, 1960-1967) Baron • LeBlanc • (Premiers, 1967-1978) LeBlanc • John • (Prime Ministers, 1978–) John • Seraphin • E. Charles • James • Douglas • P. Charles • Skerrit | |
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| Rosie Douglas • Ralph Gonsalves • Tim Hector • George Odlum | |
| Contemporaries | Maurice Bishop • C.L.R. James • Eusi Kwayana • Trevor Munroe • Walter Rodney |
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