See Also: Manley, Michael (Norman)(encyclopedia)
Hopkins, Gerard Manley(dictionary)
Hopkins, Gerard Manley(encyclopedia)
Norman(dictionary)
Norman(dictionary)
norman(medicine)
Norman(encyclopedia)
Rockwell, Norman(encyclopedia)
Mailer, Norman(dictionary)
Norman Rockwell(dictionary)

Manley, Michael (Norman) (sh)




born Dec. 10, 1924, St. Andrew, Jam.
died March 6, 1997, Kingston

Jamaican political leader.

Son of a prime minister of Jamaica and a sculptor, Manley was a leader of the People's National Party and the National Worker's Union before becoming prime minister in 1972. His leftist government made significant improvements in housing, education, and health care, but a dramatic rise in oil prices precipitated an economic crisis. Much of the middle class fled the country, unemployment rose to 30%, and violence broke out in the run-up to the 1980 election, in which he was defeated. He was reelected in 1989, this time as a moderate; he stepped down in 1992 for health reasons.