Ruler · 1923 – 1985

Forbes Burnham

Lived 1923 – 1985; politician. President of Guyana (Guyana), 1980 – 1985.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1923 – 1985; 62 years
In office: 5 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Guyana
Left it: died in office; read off the dates alone

President of Guyana

Guyana · the 3rd of 10 dated reigns · 1970 – 2020

Edward Luckhoo1970

Arthur Chung1970 – 1980

Forbes Burnham1980 – 1985

Desmond Hoyte1985 – 1992

Sam Hinds1997

Janet Jagan1997 – 1999

4 after

died in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1980 – 1985 · 5 years · came to it aged 57

Left it: died in officeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1985, the year they died

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