Arthur Chung
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First President of Guyana, Senior Magistrate, Sworn Land Surveyor (1918–2008)
Key facts
- Prime minister
- Forbes Burnham
- Preceded by
- Position established
- Succeeded by
- Forbes Burnham
- Born
- Arthur Raymond Chung , ( 1918-01-10 ) 10 January 1918, Windsor Forest , British Guiana
- Died
- 23 June 2008 (2008-06-23) (aged 90), Georgetown , Guyana
- Resting place
- Guyana Botanical Gardens
- Party
- Independent
- Spouse
- Doreen Ng-See-Quan ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1954 )
- Alma mater
- Middle Temple
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Arthur
- Family name
- Zhong
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Guyana
- Place of death
- Georgetown
- Occupation
- judge
- Position held
- President of Guyana
- Educated at
- Middle Temple
- Image
- President Arthur Chung.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1918-01-10
- date of death
- 2008-06-23
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Encyclopedic overview
Arthur Raymond Chung (10 January 1918 – 23 June 2008) was President of Guyana from 17 March 1970 to 6 October 1980. He was the first ethnic Chinese president and head of state of a non-Asian country. A leader in Guyana's fight for independence during the British colonial era, Chung was honoured with Guyana's highest national honour, the Order of Excellence (O.E.).
Early life and career
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