Viola Burnham

Viola Burnham
Vice President of Guyana
In office
August 1985 – October 1991
PresidentDesmond Hoyte
First Lady of Guyana
In role
6 October 1980 – 6 August 1985
PresidentForbes Burnham
Preceded byDoreen Chung
Succeeded byJoyce Hoyte
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Guyana
In role
1967 – 6 October 1980
Prime MinisterForbes Burnham
Preceded byBernice Lataste
Succeeded byRuth Reid
Personal details
Born
Viola Victorine Harper

26 November 1930
New Amsterdam, Berbice, British Guiana
Died10 October 2003(2003-10-10) (aged 72)
NationalityGuyana Guyanese
SpouseForbes Burnham (m. 1967)
Children3 (one adopted)
Parents
  • James Nathaniel Harper (father)
  • Mary Chin (mother)
Alma materUniversity of Leicester; University of Chicago

Viola Victorine Burnham OR (née Harper; 26 November 1930 – 10 October 2003)[1][2] was a Guyanese politician from People's National Congress (PNC), and wife and widow of Forbes Burnham.

  1. ^ "Viola Victorine Burnham". Guyana Chronicle. 8 March 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Burnham, Viola (1930–2003) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.