who was the first executive president of guyana
Arthur Chung Forbes Burnham
title: President of Guyana text: president. The leader of the party receiving the most votes in a General and Regional Election becomes president, and holds office for the legislature's duration—in practice, five years. Presidents are counted beginning with President Arthur Chung in 1970. Executive presidents are counted beginning with President Forbes Burnham (first executive president) in 1980. President of Guyana The President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana is the head of state and the head of government of Guyana, as well as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the Republic, according to the Constitution of Guyana. The President is also the Chancellor of title: Guyana (1966–1970) text: The Republic of Guyana came into existence on 23 February 1970, when Guyana became a republic within the Commonwealth. Forbes Burnham held office as prime minister (and head of government) of Guyana during this period. Following the abolition of the monarchy, former Governor-General Sir Edward Luckhoo provisionally became the first President of Guyana. Guyana (1966–1970) Guyana was a predecessor to the modern-day Republic of Guyana and an independent state that existed between 1966 and 1970. British rule ended on 26 May 1966, when Guyana was given independence from the United Kingdom by the Guyana Independence Act 1966, which transformed British title: History of Guyana text: hands of his own bomb and charged his brother Donald with being an accomplice. Later investigation implicated the Guyanese government, however. Rodney was a well-known leftist, and the circumstances of his death damaged Burnham's image with many leaders and intellectuals in less-developed countries who earlier had been willing to overlook the authoritarian nature of his government. A new constitution was promulgated in 1980. The old ceremonial post of president was abolished, and the head of government became the executive president, chosen, as the former position of prime minister had been, by the majority party in the National Assembly. Burnham automatically title: President of Guyana text: President of Guyana The President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana is the head of state and the head of government of Guyana, as well as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the Republic, according to the Constitution of Guyana. The President is also the Chancellor of the Orders of Guyana. When Guyana was declared a republic in 1970, the president was elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term and possessed largely ceremonial powers. After a 1980 referendum, the constitution was amended to make the president an executive post, and the president became known as the executive title: Arthur Chung text: puisne judge and finally an Appeal Court Judge in 1963. When Guyana became a republic under the leadership of Forbes Burnham in 1970, the National Assembly elected Chung as the country's first President; he took office on March 17, 1970. Ten years later, a constitutional revision transformed the presidency into an executive position, and Burnham succeeded Chung as President on October 6, 1980. Chung died on June 23, 2008 at his home. In the two months prior to his death he had been hospitalized a number of times, and he was last released from the hospital on June 20. Arthur