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Forbes Burnham

1923 - 1985

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Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham (20 February 1923 – 6 August 1985) 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 (2nd president overall) from 1980 to 1985. He is often regarded as a strongman who embraced his own version of socialism. Educated as a lawyer, Burnham was instrumental in the foundation of two political parties (the People's National Congress and the People's Progressive Party) that would come to dominate the politics of Guyana. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Forbes Burnham is the 15,836th most popular politician (down from 14,077th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Guyana and the 6th most popular Guyanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Forbes Burnham ranks 15,836 out of 19,576. Before him are Lee Friedlander, Bella Abzug, Augusto Pestana, Kari Lake, Enrique Tierno Galván, and Drest IV. After him are Modibo Sidibé, Paul-Émile de Souza, Francisco Flores Pérez, Porter Goss, Atje Keulen-Deelstra, and Agustín Morales.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Forbes Burnham ranks 386. Before him are Buddy DeFranco, Rose Marie, Harish-Chandra, Bruno Zumino, Walter Jens, and Kenneth Lane. After him are Cyril M. Kornbluth, László Jeney, Natália Correia, Samiha Khalil, James Stockdale, and Rosy Varte. Among people deceased in 1985, Forbes Burnham ranks 223. Before him are Masten Gregory, John Holt, Maya Kristalinskaya, Abdus Sattar, Gerald Dreyer, and Miguel Otero Silva. After him are Inger Hagerup, Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés, Riccardo Bacchelli, Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grünewald, Richard Haydn, and Jo Jones.

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In Guyana

Among people born in Guyana, Forbes Burnham ranks 10 out of 24. Before him are Arthur Chung (1918), David A. Granger (1945), Andrew Watson (1856), Mark Phillips (1961), Cheddi Jagan (1918), and Sam Hinds (1943). After him are Donald Ramotar (1950), Walter Rodney (1942), Neil Ritchie (1897), Desmond Hoyte (1929), Irfaan Ali (1980), and Moses Nagamootoo (1947).

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Among POLITICIANS In Guyana

Among politicians born in Guyana, Forbes Burnham ranks 6. Before him are Arthur Chung (1918), David A. Granger (1945), Mark Phillips (1961), Cheddi Jagan (1918), and Sam Hinds (1943). After him are Donald Ramotar (1950), Desmond Hoyte (1929), Irfaan Ali (1980), Moses Nagamootoo (1947), Bharrat Jagdeo (1964), and Hamilton Green (1934).

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