Fred Degazon

Frederick Eutrope Degazon (born January 4, 1913) was the first President of Dominica. He was born in Castries, Saint Lucia and is currently living in exile in London.

Degazon went to college in Saint Lucia and studied law in the University of London. In the 1940s he served as a civil servant in Dominica, Saint Lucia and Jamaica until his retirement in 1969. He was elected Speaker of the House of Assembly in 1977 and after declaration of independence in 1978, parliament elected Degazon as first President of Dominica. The post was largely ceremonial.

In June 1979, during a constitutional crisis stirred by need for democratic socialist reforms, Degazon tried to leave the country and was eventually allowed to flee to England. The House of Assembly elected Jenner Armour as his replacement. Degazon officially resigned in February 1980.

References

His Excellency Frederick Degazon, Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica, http://presidentoffice.gov.dm/former_presidents/frederick_degazon/fd_bio/frederick_degazon.html, retrieved 12 February 2011 .
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Preceded by Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue (acting)	President of Dominica 1978–1979	Succeeded by Jenner Armour (acting)

Presidents of Dominica

Cools-Lartigue* • Degazon • Armour^ • Marie • Seignoret • Sorhaindo • Shaw • Liverpool *interim ^acting for Degazon

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Name	Degazon, Frederick
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Date of birth	January 4, 1913
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