{"id":13160,"date":"2023-10-09T15:44:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T15:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=13160"},"modified":"2023-10-09T15:44:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T15:44:13","slug":"guyana-celebrates-democracy-day-october-5-1992","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-celebrates-democracy-day-october-5-1992\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Celebrates Democracy Day &#8211; October 5, 1992"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Executive Member of the PPP and senior government minister, Gail Texeira, emphasized the monumental significance of October 5, 1992, in Guyana&#8217;s history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This date, known as &#8220;Democracy Day,&#8221; marks a pivotal moment that brought Guyana out of a period of darkness and into a new era of governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking in a panel discussion on the importance of the 1992 elections, Texeira highlighted how this electoral event signified a turning point for the nation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 1992 elections returned the PPP to power after 28 years in opposition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subsequently, the party embarked on the formidable task of revitalizing a nation that had languished in various ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anil Nandlall, PPP Executive, pointed out that the absence of democracy had led to severe consequences, including social decline, economic stagnation, and financial distress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The return to democratic governance was not merely a political shift but a crucial step towards rebuilding the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clement Rohee, former minister and party executive, echoed these sentiments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By 1992, Guyanese had been scattered across the region and beyond, gaining a reputation as refugees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite this challenging circumstance, the internal efforts to reinstate democracy persisted and eventually garnered international recognition and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This day serves as a reminder of the enduring spirit of the Guyanese people in their pursuit of democratic values and their collective endeavor to rebuild the nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Executive Member of the PPP and senior government minister, Gail Texeira, emphasized the monumental significance of October 5, 1992, in Guyana&#8217;s history. This date, known as &#8220;Democracy Day,&#8221; marks a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13161,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13160"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13162,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13160\/revisions\/13162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}