Forbes Burnham
Guyanese politician
Born on: February 20, 1923Died on: August 6, 1985
Aged: 62 years 167 days (749 months)
Birth Sign: Aquarius
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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