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<!-- '''Sir George Herbert Walter''', [[Order of the National Hero (Antigua and Barbuda)|KNH]] (8 September 1928 &ndash; 4 March 2008) was an Antiguan politician of the [[Progressive Labour Movement]] and [[Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda]] from 14 February 1971 to 1 February 1976.<ref name=nyt>{{cite news |title=George Walter, a Leader of Antigua, Dies at 79 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/06/world/americas/06walter.html?ref=obituaries |agency=[[Associated Press]] |work=[[New York Times]] |date=March 6, 2008 |access-date=2008-03-09}}</ref>
'''Sir George Herbert Walter''', [[Order of the National Hero (Antigua and Barbuda)|KNH]] (8 September 1928 &ndash; 4 March 2008) was an Antiguan politician of the [[Progressive Labour Movement]] and [[Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda]] from 14 February 1971 to 1 February 1976.<ref name=nyt>{{cite news |title=George Walter, a Leader of Antigua, Dies at 79 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/06/world/americas/06walter.html?ref=obituaries |agency=[[Associated Press]] |work=[[New York Times]] |date=March 6, 2008 |access-date=2008-03-09}}</ref>


In 2008, he was [[posthumously]] made a [[Order of the National Hero (Antigua and Barbuda)|Knight of the Order of the National Hero]] (KNH) by his native country [[Antigua and Barbuda]] to become the country's fifth national hero.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.antiguanice.com/v2/client.php?id=681&news=3132 |title=List of National Heroes of Antigua and Barbuda |publisher=Festivals Commission of Antigua and Barbuda |date=2011 |access-date=10 January 2016}}</ref>
In 2008, he was [[posthumously]] made a [[Order of the National Hero (Antigua and Barbuda)|Knight of the Order of the National Hero]] (KNH) by his native country [[Antigua and Barbuda]] to become the country's fifth national hero.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.antiguanice.com/v2/client.php?id=681&news=3132 |title=List of National Heroes of Antigua and Barbuda |publisher=Festivals Commission of Antigua and Barbuda |date=2011 |access-date=10 January 2016}}</ref>

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Sir George Herbert Walter, KNH (8 September 1928 – 4 March 2008) was an Antiguan politician of the Progressive Labour Movement and Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda from 14 February 1971 to 1 February 1976.[1]

In 2008, he was posthumously made a Knight of the Order of the National Hero (KNH) by his native country Antigua and Barbuda to become the country's fifth national hero.[2]

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  1. "George Walter, a Leader of Antigua, Dies at 79". New York Times. Associated Press. March 6, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  2. "List of National Heroes of Antigua and Barbuda". Festivals Commission of Antigua and Barbuda. 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2016.