. . . "Arthur Raymond Chung"@en . "First President of Guyana, Senior Magistrate, Sworn Land Surveyor" . . "Chung, Arthur"@en . "1918Z"^^ . "2008-06-23Z"^^ . . "1980-10-06Z"^^ . "1st President of Guyana" . . . "Arthur Chung (January 10, 1918 \u2013 June 23, 2008) was the first President of Guyana from 1970 to 1980. He was the first ethnic Chinese (Hakka) head of state in a non-Asian country. During his time as President of Guyana, the office was that of a ceremonial head of state, with real power in the hands of Prime Minister Forbes Burnham. He was awarded Guyana's highest national award, the Order of Excellence (O.E.)."@en . . . "1970-03-17Z"^^ . "2008Z"^^ . "1918-01-10Z"^^ . .