Arthur Raymond Chung (January 10, 1918 – June 23, 2008) was a President of Guyana from 1970 to 1980. He was the first ethnic Chinese President 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. Chung was born at Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara in Guyana; he was the youngest of Joseph and Lucy Chung's eight children.
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