Forbes Burnham

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Non-Aligned_Movement
gptkb:African_Union
gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Nations
gptkb:Caribbean_Community_(CARICOM)
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Jamaica
gptkbp:birth_date February 20, 1923
gptkbp:children Marlon Burnham
gptkbp:contribution Cultural policies in Guyana
Education reforms in Guyana
Health care reforms in Guyana
Infrastructure development in Guyana
gptkbp:criticism Corruption allegations
Human rights abuses
Economic mismanagement
Authoritarian rule
gptkbp:death_date August 6, 1985
gptkbp:education gptkb:London_School_of_Economics
gptkbp:ethnicity African descent
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Forbes_Frederick_Burnham
gptkbp:historical_significance First President of Guyana
First Prime Minister of Guyana
Key figure in Guyana's transition to independence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Forbes Burnham
gptkbp:influence Post-colonial politics in the Caribbean
gptkbp:influenced Guyana's independence movement
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Cheddi_Jagan
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:socialism
Nationalization of industries
gptkbp:legacy Controversial figure in Guyanese history
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Guyana
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Georgetown,_British_Guiana
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Georgetown,_Guyana
gptkbp:political_career gptkb:1985
1950s
gptkbp:political_ideology Democratic socialism
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:People's_National_Congress
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Cheddi_Jagan
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:signature Forbes Burnham's signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Viola_Burnham
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Desmond_Hoyte
gptkbp:term_end gptkb:1985
gptkbp:term_start gptkb:1964
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cheddi_Jagan
gptkb:Arthur_Chung
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4