Ras Sam Brown (16 December 1925 – August 1998) was a Jamaican Rastafari elder. He was well known in Kingston for his politics after he participated in the elections of 1961 with his Suffering People's Party. He received fewer than 100 votes. However, by being the first Rasta to ever stand for politics, his influence has been greater than this statistic suggests. At the time there was a generalised feeling in the Rastafarian movement that Rastas do not vote. He had a 21-point plan. Some of his ideas were:
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16 December 1925
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Died |
1 August 1998 (aged 72)
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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