<page_title> List of Prime Ministers of Guyana </page_title> <section_title> Premiers of British Guiana </section_title> <table> <cell> Forbes Burnham (1923–1985) <col_header> Premier (Birth–Death) </col_header> <col_header> Left office </col_header> <col_header> Cheddi Jagan (1918–1997) </col_header> <row_header> 2 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 12 December 1964 <col_header> Tenure </col_header> <row_header> 2 </row_header> <row_header> Forbes Burnham (1923–1985) </row_header> </cell> </table>
Forbes Burnham (1923 – 1985) was the Prime Minister beginning in 1964.