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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Museum Artifacts Collection, Artifact No. 1968.5.1
Forbes Burnham
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Museum Artifacts Collection, Ar…
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Museum Artifacts Collection, Artifact No. 1968.5.1

Forbes Burnham

Guyanese, 1923 - 1985
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Co-founder of the People's Progressive Party (1950)
Minister of Education (1953-1957)
Founder of the People's National Congress (1957)
Prime Minister of Guyana (1964–1980)
President of Guyana (1980-1985)

Forbes Burnham was a Guyanese political leader who helped establish the People's Progressive Party (PPP) in 1950 and the People's National Congress (PNC) in 1957. Burnham served as Prime Minister of Guyana from 1964 to 1980 and as the President from 1980 to 1985.
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Additional LBJ Library holdings related to this Individual can be accessed at https://www.discoverlbj.org/solr-search?q=Forbes+Burnham Additional National Archives holdings related to this Individual can be accessed at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10580522Social Networks and Archival Context record: https://snaccooperative.org/view/16490187   
Place of Political Representation
Guyana