Who Was Forbes Burnham?

Discussion on the President of The Republic of Guyana who considered a tyrant as well as a hero.

[@HussainAli-hj5my]

AND THE AMERICANS STARTED WITH THE GUN DOWN KENNEDY

[@SAhmed-ih6fk]

He was a racist and a megalomaniac

[@khemrajsukhram1538]

this was the dictatorship of Burnham

[@SAhmed-ih6fk]

He was a racist and a megalomaniac

[@user-fy9oj1pg6s]

He was one of the greatest President’s that ever existed in this Hemisphere. He made an indelible mark on his path of leadership

[@AranDarcyProject]

@@user-fy9oj1pg6s Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us: we'll be featuring much more in this great political leader in future episodes look out for an upcoming 3 part series discussing his contributions to Caribbean history.

[@SAhmed-ih6fk]

He was a racist and a megalomaniac

[@jimyardon5262]

Guyana is all Indigenous people L A N D

[@markshaw8386]

Thoes are the days beri beri

[@StevenBiko1]

Great you weaklings had beri beri 😂😂😂

[@GairyMajor]

And what are u getting now..with high cost of living..could u tell us how many died from beri beri

[@markshaw8386]

@@GairyMajor allover the worldcost of liveing gone up even the big great america poeople struglein

[@GairyMajor]

@@markshaw8386 dude don't compare guyana to america..in guyana we have a dictator name jagdeo...

[@GairyMajor]

@@markshaw8386 if guyana so great under the ppp why those set of indo guyanese living abroad don't come back home to live

[@oralcummings4850]

Accurate.Except we turned a republic in 1970 cutting all ties with England.Not 1980 as mentioned.

[@AranDarcyProject]

Thanks for that! It was indeed 1970 that Guyana became a Republic - this will be corrected. Our gratitude for pointing this out. Thank you for caring enough to make that observation. AD

[@rogerhinds6583]

These founder leaders were grest people

[@SAhmed-ih6fk]

He was a racist and a megalomaniac

[@kman5768]

Burnham was power hungry and money thirsty, and nothing stopped him. Powerful orator.

[@georgetanner7373]

Compared to the present rulers Burnham is an angel

[@Goat18915]

A low life nizzaz

[@chandrabhairo9095]

@@georgetanner7373, an angel who caused his people to seek refuge in all parts of the world! People were running like crazy to survive. Even basic foodstuffs were banned … most notably FLOUR… the bread of life .

[@georgetanner7373]

@@chandrabhairo9095 People are still running more than ever before

[@chandrabhairo9095]

@@georgetanner7373, nah man… nuff a dem gat visa now… so they travel a little and return home 😄

[@StevenBiko1]

LFS Burnham was a visionary leader of a nation and men , a patriotic son of Guyana 🇬🇾 soil .

[@kman5768]

But he was power thirsty and money hungry, and stopped at nothing to achieve his goals!

[@patrickmacky6400]

That was the best time in Guyana,he was the people's man,and very inteligent and full of goodness for all the people in Guyana,he was no racist he was for all of the people

[@sabrinablue8815]

True True

[@SAhmed-ih6fk]

He was a racist and a megalomaniac