Talk:Forbes Burnham

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My mistake.

This is just propagnada, not an encyclopedia article.130.212.118.217 22:01, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Burham the racist 2 Claims are not supported 3 Reworked article 4 Discussion on Image

[edit] Burham the racist

Burnham was a poor leader and a fair dictator. He completely destroyed the infrastructure the British left in Guyana with. He was racist and made no attempt to hide that. He banned all imported goods which was essential for the East Indians; they needed things like Flour and peas for their religious functions. He has his police search and seize property from the East Indians; they were the most prosperous race then and still is. The greatest tragedy to Guyana under Burnham's rule was the mass migration. Most of these people were fairly educated and this has left Guyana in a hole that it has not recover from yet.

Trevor Wilson

Why was no mention made of the racism promoted by Burnham against the East Indians of Guyana? This article was poorly researched

You should provide evidence to support your claims. And your statement about the 'greatest tragedy' etc. would be considered opinion not fact.

Blakdogg 04:43, 9 November 2006 (UTC) I don't think you should be foisting this crap on unsuspecting people.

Keep in mind this is just a matter of oppinion , and that we all have . There is no proven fact that Burnham was a racist or byas , Burnham did lead Guyana and did it his way , he also had Indians in various goverment position . As i could remember clearly when Burnham was alive guyana was a place we could have call our home , the economy was good free medical , free education with books free land free water , the only bad thing i know that he did was stop all imported food ,His reason for changing course was to strenghten the economy of the country , we were heading in a direction that would have cripple every poor man . He made that decision based on the wealth of the country , Guyana is a very rich country rich in mineral ,bauxite , food and oil untouch. Today i learn that most of the food was junk, the international market was shipping the poorest grade of food to us , i am glad he banned some of those stuff , I am currently Living in the USA and i've seen all kind of illness in this country and most of them came from the intake of the food the grew up on , When Burnham expire in 1985 his successor brought back all the things Burnham banned and that was the down spiral for guyana ,Now everything change ,we have poor medical , poor education standard ,high crime , paying for water ,no more free land and a bunch of thieves in the goverment sector , even the police is thieves go figure that. Larry 02/21/07

[edit] Claims are not supported

Quite a few claims are made in the article, but no effort is made to cite the sources that support these claims. Specific claims made;

- Burnham and Jagan disagreed over the latter's Communist leanings. - Burnham sought to undermine the Jagan government via CIA financed strikes. - The purpose of proportional representation was to prevent the PPP from winning. - Burnham is responsible for the Jonestown murders. - Burnham's reign was characterized by racial injustice and massive corruption. - Burnham's ideology was triggered by .... Actually that statement doesn't make sense. - Goods were stashed in Trinidad and Tobago for Burnham's use - Guyana's population was reduced by 50%. This one is demonstrably false. - Burnham was a visionary. Opinion. - Burnham's vision was to establish an egalitarian society ...... - Burnham's successful efforts .... - Guyana is in decline due to foreign intervention in its domestic affairs.

72.88.175.227 22:52, 21 February 2007 (UTC)==Political battle== I think you should not have your political disagreement on wikipedia. Many of the claims made are either false, or misleading. While I accept that Burnham is a polarizing force in Guyanese society, I don't think you should be foisting this crap on unsuspecting people.

[edit] Reworked article

Previous article was not very objective and contained personal interpretations. I totally reworked pulling out the facts as best as possible. It now needs to be expanded.) Roopster 15:03, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Discussion on Image

Please see Discussion with MONGO