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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. [1] He was the first ethnic Chinese ( Chinese Caribbean ) to be head of state in a non- Asian country. [ 2 ]
(Birth–Death) Elected Term of office Political party (Coalition) Prime minister(s) Took office Left office Time in office Ceremonial President: 1 Arthur Chung (1918–2008) 1970 17 March 1970 6 October 1980 10 years, 203 days Independent: Burnham: 1976 Executive President: 2 Forbes Burnham (1923–1985) 1980: 6 October 1980 6 August 1985: 4 ...
Chung was born Doreen Pamela Ng-See-Quan in Windsor Forest, West Demerara, British Guiana. [1] In 1954, she married the future Guyana President Arthur Chung, with whom she had two children, Diane Pamela and Raymond Arthur. [1] [2] The couple remained married for 54 years, until President Arthur Chung's death on 23 June 2008. [1] [3]
Arthur Chung 鍾亞瑟: Guyana: President of Guyana: 1970–1980 Chinese Guyanese [26] [27] 20 Cheng Heng 鄭興: Khmer Republic: President of Cambodia: 1970–1972 [28] 21 Kukrit Pramoj 克立·巴莫: Thailand: Prime Minister of Thailand: 1975–1976 [10] 22 James Mancham 詹姆斯·曼卡姆: Seychelles: President of Seychelles: 1976–1977 ...
The following is a list of notable deaths in June 2008.. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
The most notable person of Chinese ancestry was the Former Guyana President Arthur Chung, was independent Guyana's first President from 1970 to 1980, and the first Chinese head of state of a non-Asian country.
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Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham OE (20 February 1923 – 6 August 1985) [1] 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 ...