| LC control no. | n 92107018 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Bird, Vere Cornwall, 1909-1999 |
| Variant(s) | Bird, V. C. (Vere Cornwall), 1909-1999 |
| Associated country | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Birth date | 1909 |
| Death date | 1999-06-28 |
| Place of birth | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Place of death | Saint John's (Antigua and Barbuda) |
| Affiliation | Antigua Trades and Labour Union Antigua Labour Party |
| Profession or occupation | Politicians Prime ministers |
| Found in | Coram, R. Caribbean time bomb, 1993: CIP pref. (Vere Cornwall Bird, prime minister of Antigua; commonly known as V.C. Bird) Personalities Caribbean, 1982-1983: (Bird, Hon. Vere Cornwall, MP; b. Antigua, 1909) The economist, July 17, 1999 (Vere Cornwall Bird, d. June 28, 1999) Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Second Edition, accessed April 6, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Bird, Vere Cornwall; prime minister; born 1909 in Antigua and Barbuda ; began his political career in 1939 as a member of the newly created Antigua Trade and Labor Union; founded the Antigua Labour Party (ALP); was elected to the Legislative Council, the governing body of the island, in 1945; held the posts of chief minister (1960-1967) and premier (1967-1971); after a five-year hiatus, he again came to power in 1976; in 1981, when Antigua and Barbuda gained independence from Britain, he became the country's first prime minister and held the post until his retirement in 1994; died 1999 in St. Johns, Antigua and Barbuda, Holberton Hospital) |
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