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Forbes Burnham

1923 - 1985

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Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham (20 February 1923 – 6 August 1985) 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 President overall) from 1980 to 1985. He is often regarded as a strongman who embraced his own version of socialism.Educated as a lawyer, Burnham was instrumental in the foundation of two political parties (the People's National Congress and the People's Progressive Party) that would come to dominate the politics of Guyana. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Forbes Burnham has received more than 423,558 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Forbes Burnham is the 14,082nd most popular politician (up from 15,353rd in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Guyana and the 7th most popular Guyanese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Forbes Burnhams by language

Over the past year Forbes Burnham has had the most page views in the with 69,135 views, followed by Spanish (6,063), and Portuguese (2,516). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Korean (442.48%), Basque (253.27%), and Portuguese (69.20%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Forbes Burnham ranks 14,082 out of 19,576. Before him are Euphrosyne, John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln, Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, Paula-Mae Weekes, Friedrich Chrysander, and Sarah Childress Polk. After him are Aiulf I of Benevento, Mart Helme, Jean Tiberi, Paul H. O'Neill, Jorge Serrano Elías, and Georgios Theotokis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Forbes Burnham ranks 306. Before him are George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, Xie Jin, Red Garland, Devan Nair, Vatroslav Mimica, and Eric Sykes. After him are Haydée Santamaría, Monica Lovinescu, Adãozinho, Gabriel Alonso, Ivan Gubijan, and Mother Angelica. Among people deceased in 1985, Forbes Burnham ranks 171. Before him are Givi Javakhishvili, Marie Bell, Nicolas Hoydonckx, Natalio Perinetti, Carlos Spadaro, and Matt Monro. After him are Taylor Caldwell, Roger Sessions, Yrjö Nikkanen, Masten Gregory, Olav Sunde, and George Murdock.

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In Guyana

Among people born in Guyana, Forbes Burnham ranks 10 out of 24. Before him are Sam Hinds (1943), Eddy Grant (1948), CCH Pounder (1952), Donald Ramotar (1950), Desmond Hoyte (1929), and Neil Ritchie (1897). After him are Irfaan Ali (1980), Moses Nagamootoo (1947), Mark Phillips (1961), Bharrat Jagdeo (1964), Walter Rodney (1942), and Hamilton Green (1934).

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Among POLITICIANS In Guyana

Among politicians born in Guyana, Forbes Burnham ranks 7. Before him are David A. Granger (1945), Arthur Chung (1918), Cheddi Jagan (1918), Sam Hinds (1943), Donald Ramotar (1950), and Desmond Hoyte (1929). After him are Irfaan Ali (1980), Moses Nagamootoo (1947), Mark Phillips (1961), Bharrat Jagdeo (1964), and Hamilton Green (1934).

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