God Bless Guyana (GBG) was a political party in
Guyana
Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. entry "Guyana" Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the co ...
led by Hardat Persaud. Its symbol was a dove carrying a wheat straw.
History
The party contested the
1997 general elections, but received only 314 votes and failed to win a seat.
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An ex ...
(2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', pp366-368 It attempted to register to run in the
2001 elections
The following elections occurred in the year 2001.
Africa
* 2001 Beninese presidential election
* 2001 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
* 2001 Cape Verdean presidential election
* 2001 Chadian presidential election
* 2001 Gabonese legislative ...
, but was disqualified by the
Guyana Elections Commission
Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. entry "Guyana" Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the country's largest cit ...
.
[''Guyana General and Regional Elections, 19 March 2001: The Report of the Commonwealth Observer Group'', Commonwealth Secretariat, p15]
References
Defunct political parties in Guyana
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