John Compton

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John Compton was a Saint Lucian statesman who led the country to independence and served multiple terms as its prime minister.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
politician
prime minister
statesman
awardReceived Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Lucia
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
causeOfDeath stroke
countryOfCitizenship Saint Lucia
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1925-04-29
dateOfDeath 2007-09-07
educatedAt Inner Temple
University of London
University of Wales
ethnicGroup Afro-Caribbean
familyName Compton
founded United Workers Party
givenName John
headOfGovernmentOf Saint Lucia
honorificPrefix Sir
independenceDateLed 1979-02-22
languageSpoken English
ledToIndependence Saint Lucia
memberOf House of Assembly of Saint Lucia
name John Compton self-link
notableWork leadership in achieving Saint Lucia’s independence
occupation barrister
politician
officeContested Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
placeOfBirth Canouan
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
placeOfDeath Castries
Saint Lucia
politicalParty United Workers Party
positionHeld Premier of Saint Lucia
surface form: Chief Minister of Saint Lucia

Leader of the Opposition of Saint Lucia
Minister of Finance of Saint Lucia
Premier of Saint Lucia
Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
regionOfActivity Caribbean
Saint Lucia
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
representedDistrict Micoud South
termEnd 1979-07-02
1996-04-02
2007-09-07
termStart 1964-03-01
1982-01-01
2006-12-15

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