Michael Manley - Retirement and Death

Retirement and Death

Manley wrote seven books, including the award-winning A History of West Indies Cricket, in which he discussed the links between cricket and West Indian nationalism.

Michael Manley died of prostate cancer on 6 March 1997, the same day as another Caribbean politician, Cheddi Jagan of Guyana. He is interred at the National Heroes Park, where his father Norman Manley is also interred.

Preceded by
Hugh Shearer
Prime Minister of Jamaica
1972-1980
Succeeded by
Edward Seaga
Preceded by
Edward Seaga
Prime Minister of Jamaica
1989-1992
Succeeded by
P. J. Patterson

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