Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham (20 February 1923 – 6 August 1985) was a Guyanese political leader and leader of Guyana from 1964 until his death, as the first Prime Minister from 1964 to 1980 and as second President from 1980 to 1985.
He is widely regarded as a strongman who fought for nationalism and encouraged Guyanese to manufacture and export more local product (although much of his efforts to this end failed, resulting in a substantial economic decline in Guyana).