Statecraft & Independence
Landmark
Norman Manley
1893 – 1969
Founder of the People's National Party and architect of self-government
Landmark is level 2 of 4 in the Jamaica Hall of Fame: a first that opened a door, or the pre-eminent figure of their generation in this country. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
A Rhodes Scholar and leading barrister who founded the People's National Party in 1938 and led Jamaica towards independence.
Manley served as Chief Minister and then Premier from 1955 to 1962, building up the institutions of self-government. He championed the West Indies Federation, and when Jamaicans voted to leave it in 1961 he accepted the result and negotiated independence. He was named a National Hero in 1969.
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