President David Granger today paid tribute to Guyana’s first Executive President, Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his death.
The ceremony was held at the Mausoleum at the Seven Ponds in the Botanical Gardens where his remains were laid to rest.
A release from the Ministry of the Presidency said that President Granger in his address said that, “Guyanese today are heirs of a rich legacy bequeathed by Forbes Burnham who is remembered as a counsellor, guide, leader and teacher particularly for his pioneering premiership, extraordinary and visionary leadership, astute statesmanship, and vigilant guardianship of Guyana.”
