Forbidden Freedom: Story of British Guiana

by Cheddi Jagan

First published in 1954, Jagan's Story of British Guiana' appeared in the aftermath of the military intervention that removed from office the democratically elected government of which he was Premier. Jagan showed how this fitted into both the colonial policy of Britain and the Cold War spearheaded by the US. The book includes an analysis of labour and the colonies as well as a new preface by the author calling for a break in policies which are leading both the developed and developing worlds faster to disaster.'

116 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1954

About the author

Politician who was first elected Chief Minister in 1953 and later Premier of British Guiana from 1961 to 1964, prior to independence. He later served as President of Guyana from 1992 to 1997. He is widely regarded in Guyana as the "Father of the Nation".

Reviews

[نهى]

Found it in my grandma library and it was a nice book describes almost typical events in Egypt

[Sarah Sammis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Forbidden Freedom, a slim volume of 90 pages (newer editions have 150 pages but I read a first edition), that provides a quick glance at a volatile time in Guyana's history. The author, Cheddi Jagan, at the time he wrote this book was the leader of the newly founded People's Progressive Party of then British Guiana; he later went on to be president of Guyana 1992-1997.

Forbidden Freedom covers the events just before and just after the PPP won elections and came to power. Pressured by the United States, the British government suspended the constitution of British Guiana citing threats from communist interests.

Forbidden Freedom doesn't provide enough information to draw objective conclusions about the events and the parties involved. As an account of the events, it is a chilling read.