- Countries:
- Guyana
- Topics:
- Ethnicity, Governance, Politics
- Languages:
- English
Ruel Johnson's Fictions notes the passing yesterday of Arthur Chung, the first President of Guyana, at the age of 90. He held the post from 1970 to 1980, and was “the first ethnic Chinese President of a non-Asian country.”
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