Oliver Seraphin

When violent crowds opposed to the John government protested outside the House of Assembly, Seraphin resigned.

He traveled to Barbados, Canada, France, the United States, and Venezuela to seek financial aid for rebuilding his country's infrastructure, in which he did.

In his one plus year in office, he is said to have helped over half of the population of the island in the biggest hurricane Dominica has faced.

[citation needed] Seraphin formed Democratic Labour Party of Dominica (DLPD), and stood as its leader in the 1980 general election.

[3] However, he lost his seat, and Dominica Freedom Party led by Eugenia Charles won the election.