▁General ▁Secretary ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁J agan ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Ge or get own ▁City ▁Council . ▁She ▁was ▁subsequently ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Assembly ▁in ▁the ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁election , ▁winning ▁a ▁seat ▁from ▁Es sequ ib o ▁constitu ency . ▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁women ▁to ▁win ▁seats ▁in ▁that ▁election ; ▁following ▁the ▁election , ▁she ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ature . ▁ ▁The ▁P PP , ▁a ▁Marx ist – Len in ist ▁party , ▁opposed ▁British ▁colonial ▁rule ▁of ▁Guy ana . ▁After ▁its ▁elect oral ▁victory ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁the ▁P PP ▁briefly ▁formed ▁the ▁government , ▁but ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁had ▁the ▁P PP ▁government ▁removed ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁due ▁to ▁concerns ▁about ▁the ▁Jag ans ' ▁alleg ed ▁Commun ist ▁sympath ies . ▁▁ ▁Le ading ▁the ▁country ▁for ▁only ▁ 1 3 3 ▁days ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁following ▁the ▁free ▁and ▁universal ▁election , ▁she ▁and ▁Ch ed di ▁were ▁first ▁de posed ▁and ▁then ▁ja iled ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁on ▁orders ▁of ▁W inst on ▁Church ill ▁who ▁fe ared ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁a ▁Commun ist ▁country ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁hem is phere . ▁Church ill ▁wished ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁potential ▁for ▁Russia ▁to ▁form ▁t ies ▁with ▁the ▁new