Mrs. Jagan was born a United States citizen in 1920 in Chicago, Illinois but gave up her citizenship in the 1940s after marrying Cheddi Jagan who later became President of Guyana.

The obituary written by Simon Romero in the New York Times stated briefly on Mrs. Jagan’s political life after migrating to Guyana in the early 1940s and her role in the formation of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) in 1950.

The obituary also encapsulated various aspects of the former President’s life and her involvement in changing the political landscape in Guyana during the time when the colonial powers used force to restrict political ideologies to suit their beliefs.