THE People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) will be holding rallies in several parts of the country to mark the return to democracy on October 5, 1992 when it won the General and Regional elections.

The elections resulted in Dr. Cheddi Jagan becoming the first democratically elected President of independent Guyana. Those elections were hailed as free and fair both locally and internationally.
A statement from the PPP/C yesterday said the return to democracy came after years of rigged elections which kept the People’s National Congress (PNC) under Forbes Burnham and Desmond Hoyte in power for 28 years. During those years, the PPP/C said the country went bankrupt and the conditions of the Guyanese people were degraded.
Since taking office, several elections were held, all judged as free and fair, and the reconstruction efforts of successive PPP/C administrations resulted in the country returning to the road of real development and the conditions of the working people have improved.
According to the PPP/C, the message at these rallies is for Guyanese to safeguard their future by defending their democratic gains and this, in turn, will result in further development of the country and the living condition of the people.
President Donald Ramotar and other leading party and government officials will be addressing Guyanese at these country-wide celebrations. The party, at these rallies, will be highlighting the 21 years of continued progress while in government over the past 21 years.
The first of these rallies will be held on October 5 at 4 p.m. in the county of Berbice at the University of Guyana Campus, Tain, Cortentyne.
On Sunday, October 6, Guyanese in Region 4 are invited to join the PPP/C at its rally at the Lusignan Tarmac, East Coast of Demerara at 4.30 p.m.
Later on Saturday, October 12 the celebrations move to the Essequibo Coast at the Anna Regina Car Park at 4 p.m.
The PPP/C said several other activities are planned for other locations and these will be announced later.