Forbes Burnham
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Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham was a Guyanese politician and the leader of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana from 1964 until his death in 1985. He served as Premier of British Guiana from 1964 to 1966, Prime Minister of Guyana from 1964 to 1980 and then as the first executive president of Guyana from 1980 to 1985.
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Queen's college, which Burnham attended and where he later worked as an assistant master
Burnham in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II in February 1966, during her state visit to British Guiana.
Heads of state at the 1981 Cancun Summit. Burnham is fifth from the left in the back row.
Burnham at a meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government in New Delhi, 1983 (Fourth from left)
Tomb of President Forbes Burnham
1763 monument, erected by Burnham's administrationAwards 9
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Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham was a Guyanese politician and the leader of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana from 1964 until his death in 1985. He served as Premier of British Guiana from 1964 to 1966, Prime Minister of Guyana from 1964 to 1980 and then as the first executive president of Guyana from 1980 to 1985. He is often regarded as a strongman who embraced his own version of socialism.
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