Valerie Hart | |
|---|---|
| President of the Essequibo Free State | |
| In office 28 December 1963 – 4 February 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Position dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Valerie Paul Hart March 13, 1933 Georgetown, British Guiana |
| Died | February 26, 2021 (aged 87) Vero Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Guyana's Amerindian Party (1967–1969) |
| Spouse | Harry Jim Hart |
| Occupation | Politician |
Valerie Aurelia Hart (March 13, 1933 – February 26, 2021) was a Guyanese indigenous political leader from the Wapishana ethnic group and a member of Guyana's Amerindian Party, opposed to the Forbes Burnham government; she ran for the 1968 general elections, although she was not elected. She was exiled after participating in the Rupununi uprising.[1][2][non-primary source needed]