George Walter

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Sir George Herbert Walter , KNH (8 September 1928 – 4 March 2008) was an Antiguan politician of the Progressive Labour Movement and Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda from 14 February 1971 to 1 February 1976. [1]

In 2008, he was posthumously made a Knight of the Order of the National Hero (KNH) by his native country Antigua and Barbuda to become the country's fifth national hero. [2]

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  1. "George Walter, a Leader of Antigua, Dies at 79" . New York Times . Associated Press . March 6, 2008 . Retrieved 2008-03-09 .
  2. "List of National Heroes of Antigua and Barbuda" . Festivals Commission of Antigua and Barbuda. 2011 . Retrieved 10 January 2016 .