Patrick John 908615 223194997 2008-07-03T00:12:52Z Rjwilmsi 203434 gen + birth/death date fixes per [[Wikipedia:DATE#Dates_of_birth_and_death|MOS]] using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] [[Colonel]] '''Patrick Roland John''' (born [[7 January]] [[1938]]) was the [[Prime Minister of Dominica]] as well as the [[Premier of Dominica]]. During his premiership Dominica gained [[independence]] from the [[United Kingdom]] and he became the first [[Prime Minister of Dominica]]. He was a successful [[trade union]] leader and a mayor of [[Roseau]] before taking on prime ministerial duties. After mass protest forced him to resign, John unsuccessfully attempted to overthrow the government of Prime Minister [[Eugenia Charles]] with the backing of [[white supremacist]] groups (in what became dubbed "[[Operation Red Dog]]"). As a result, he was jailed for twelve years. Following his release from prison, John, formerly a member of the [[Dominica national football team]], became a local football administrator. In 1992 he was elected [[President]] of the [[Dominica Football Association]] (DFA). Under his leadership the DFA became a [[FIFA]] affiliate in 1994. He served as President until 2006, when he was voted out of office by the local football fraternity. In 2007 he was inducted into the [[CONCACAF]] Hall of Fame. In May 2008 he was re-elected as President of the DFA.<ref>[http://www.antiguasun.com/paper/?as=view&sun=281935077507132005&an=373240099905262008&ac=Sports "John back at helm of football association"], Antiguasun.com, May 27, 2008.</ref> The DFA administrative headquarters is named "Patrick John Football House" in honour of John. ==References== <references/> {{start box}} {{succession box|title=[[Premier of Dominica]]|before=[[Edward Oliver LeBlanc]]|after=[[None]]| years=[[July 28]] [[1974]] to [[November 2]][[1978]]}} {{end box}} {{start box}} {{succession box|title=[[Prime Minister of Dominica]]|before=[[None]]|after=[[Oliver Seraphin]]| years=[[November 3]] [[1978]] to [[June 21]][[1979]]}} {{end box}} {{DominicaPMs}} {{DEFAULTSORT:John, Patrick}} [[Category:Prime Ministers of Dominica]] [[Category:Dominica politicians]] [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Dominica prisoners and detainees]] [[Category:Prisoners and detainees of Dominica]] [[Category:Dominca criminals]] {{Caribbean-politician-stub}} {{Dominica-bio-stub}} [[de:Patrick John]] [[nl:Patrick John]] [[pl:Patrick John]]