George Cadle Price
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The Right Honourable George Cadle Price |
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Price in 1976
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| Prime Minister of Belize | |
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In office 7 September 1989 – 3 July 1993 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Elmira Minita Gordon |
| Deputy | Florencio Marin, Sr. |
| Preceded by | Manuel Esquivel |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Esquivel |
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In office 12 September 1981 – 17 December 1984 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Elmira Minita Gordon |
| Deputy | Florencio Marin, Sr. |
| Preceded by | himself (as Premier) |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Esquivel |
| Premier of Belize | |
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In office 1 June 1973 – 12 September 1981 |
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| Preceded by | himself (as Premier of British Honduras) |
| Succeeded by | himself (as Prime Minister) |
| Premier of British Honduras | |
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In office 1 January 1964 – 1 June 1973 |
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| Preceded by | himself (as First Minister) |
| Succeeded by | himself (as Premier of Belize) |
| First Minister of British Honduras | |
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In office 7 April 1961 – 1 January 1964 |
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| Preceded by | office created |
| Succeeded by | himself (as Premier) |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 3 July 1993 – 10 November 1996 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General |
Elmira Minita Gordon Colville Young |
| Prime Minister | Manuel Esquivel |
| Preceded by | Manuel Esquivel |
| Succeeded by | Said Musa |
| Member of the Belize House of Representatives for | |
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In office 4 September 1989 – 5 March 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Jane Ellen Usher |
| Succeeded by | Godfrey Smith |
| Member of the Belize House of Representatives for Freetown | |
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In office 26 March 1961 – 14 December 1984 |
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| Preceded by | (constituency created) |
| Succeeded by | Derek Aikman |
| Member of the British Honduras Legislative Assembly for Belize North | |
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In office 28 April 1954 – 26 March 1961 |
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| Preceded by | (constituency created) |
| Succeeded by | (constituency abolished) |
| Personal details | |
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15 January 1919 Belize City, British Honduras (now Belize) |
| Died | 19 September 2011 (aged 92) Belize City, Belize |
| Nationality | Belizean |
| Political party | People's United Party |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
George Cadle Price, PC, OCC (15 January 1919 – 19 September 2011), was a Belizean statesman who served twice as the head of government of Belize from 1961–84 and 1989–93. He served as First Minister and Premier under British rule until independence in 1981 and was the nation's first prime minister after independence that year. He is considered to have been one of the principal architects of Belizean independence. Today he is referred to by many as the "Father of the Nation." Price effectively dominated Belizean politics from the early 1960s until his 1996 retirement from party leadership, serving as the nation's head of government under various titles for most of that period.
Born in Belize City in what was then British Honduras, to William and Irene (née Escalante) Price, he entered politics in 1947 with his election to the Belize City Council. In 1949, with the devaluation of the British Honduran dollar he, together with a group of citizens formed the People's Committee. It was the start of the "peaceful, constructive Belizean revolution". On 29 September 1950, he co-founded the People's United Party, which he led for four decades and which was devoted to the political and economic independence of the British colony, then known as British Honduras.
George Price received his early education at Holy Redeemer Primary School and St. Johns College High School (SJC). He survived the hurricane of 1931 which destroyed SJC at Loyola Park, swimming away from the wreckage. Under the Jesuits he was exposed to the teachings of Catholic social justice, in particular the encyclical Rerum novarum. Upon graduation, young George felt a call to the priesthood, so he went to study abroad, first attending the Saint Augustine's Minor Seminary in Mississippi, USA, and later the Mayor Seminario Conciliar in Guatemala City. Throughout his life Price remained a devout Roman Catholic and attended Mass daily.
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