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Arthur Chung

1918 - 2008

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Arthur Raymond Chung (10 January 1918 – 23 June 2008) was President of Guyana from 17 March 1970 to 6 October 1980. He was the first ethnic Chinese President and head of state of a non-Asian country. A leader in Guyana's fight for independence during the British colonial era, Chung was honoured with Guyana's highest national honour, the Order of Excellence (O.E.). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur Chung is the 12,394th most popular politician (down from 8,489th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Guyana (down from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Guyanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Arthur Chung ranks 12,394 out of 19,576. Before him are Recep Peker, Matilda Howell, Ants Antson, Radu II of Wallachia, Caroline Harrison, and Christian Ntsay. After him are Tiridates II of Armenia, Henri Laurent, Felix Lichnowsky, Wendell Ford, Gnaeus Papirius Carbo, and Kuniwo Nakamura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Arthur Chung ranks 168. Before him are Ted Williams, Helen Stephens, Kazuo Sakamaki, Patachou, Albert George Wilson, and Sandro Puppo. After him are Alfredo Ovando Candía, Peter Poreku Dery, Bruno Zevi, Art Carney, Pyotr Masherov, and Said Mohamed Djohar. Among people deceased in 2008, Arthur Chung ranks 180. Before him are Dan Shomron, Bill Melendez, Choi Jin-sil, Yuri Rytkheu, Anton Allemann, and Albert Cossery. After him are Peter Poreku Dery, Boris Yefimov, David Foster Wallace, Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan, Antonio Innocenti, and Freddie Hubbard.

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In Guyana

Among people born in Guyana, Arthur Chung ranks 4 out of 24. Before him are CCH Pounder (1952), Phil Edwards (1907), and Eddy Grant (1948). After him are David A. Granger (1945), Andrew Watson (1856), Mark Phillips (1961), Cheddi Jagan (1918), Sam Hinds (1943), Forbes Burnham (1923), Donald Ramotar (1950), and Walter Rodney (1942).

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Among POLITICIANS In Guyana

Among politicians born in Guyana, Arthur Chung ranks 1. After him are David A. Granger (1945), Mark Phillips (1961), Cheddi Jagan (1918), Sam Hinds (1943), Forbes Burnham (1923), Donald Ramotar (1950), Desmond Hoyte (1929), Irfaan Ali (1980), Moses Nagamootoo (1947), Bharrat Jagdeo (1964), and Hamilton Green (1934).

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