Daftar Presiden Guyana

## List
### Governor Spanish Guayana Province
*Domingo de Vera e Llargoyen  (1593 - 1629 )
### Governors of Essequibo
*Adrian Groenewegen (1616 – 24)
*Jacob Conijn (1624 – 27)
*Jan van der Goes (1627 – 38)
*Cornelis Pieterszoon Hose (1638 – 41)
*Andriaen van der Woestijne (1641 – 44)
*Andriaen Janszoon (1644 – 16..)
*Aert Adriaenszoon Groenewegel (1657 – 64)
*John Scott (1665 – 66)
*Abraham Crijnssen (1666)
*Adriaen Groenewegel (1666)
*Baerland (1667–70)
*Hendrik Bol (1670 – 76)
*Jacob Hars (1676 – 78)
*Abraham Beekman (1678 – 90)
*Samuel Beekman (2 November 1690 – 10 December 1707)
*Peter van der Heyden Resen (10 December 1707 – 24 July 1719)
*Laurens de Heere (24 July 1719 – 12 October 1729)
*Hermanus Gelskerke (d. 1742) (12 October 1729 – April 1742)
*Laurens Storm van 's Gravesande (d. 1775) (April 1743 – 50)
*Robert Nicholson (27 February 1781 – 82)
*Abraham Jacob van Imbijze van Batenburg (22 April 1796 – 27 March 1802)

### Directors-general
*Laurens Storm van 's Gravesande (1752 – 2 November 1772)
*George Hendrik Trotz (2 November 1772 – 81)

### Commanders of Essequibo
*Albert Siraut des Touches (1784)
*Johannes Cornelis Bert (1784 – 87)
*Albertus Backer (1st time) (1787 – 89)
*Gustaaf Eduard Meijerhelm (1789 – 91)
*Matthijs Thierens (1791 – 93)
*Albertus Backer (2nd time) (1793 – 22 April 1796)
*George Hendrik Trotz (27 March 1802 – September 1803)

### Lieutenant governors of Demerara and Essequibo
*Robert Nicholson (September 1803 – 18 August 1804)
*Antony Beaujon (18 August 1804 – 17 October 1805)
*James Montgomery (acting) (19 October 1805 – 8 May 1806)
*Henry William Bentinck (*1765 – †1821) (8 May 1806 – February 1812)
*Hugh Lyle Carmichael (*1764 – †1813) (February 1812 – 11 May 1813)
*E. Codd (acting) (11 May 1813 – 23 May 1813)
*John Murray (23 May 1813 – 26 April 1824)
*Sir Benjamin d'Urban (26 April 1824 – 21 July 1831)

### Administrators

### Lieutenant Governors

*John Murray (1814&ndash;1824)
*Sir Benjamin d'Urban (1824&ndash;1831)
### Notable Demerarans

*Sir James Douglas (1803–1877), Governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island (1851–64) and the Colony of British Columbia (1858–64).
*Rev. Joseph Ketley (1802–1875), Congregational missionary, mid 19th century.
*John Edmonstone (late 18th century–mid 19th century), a freed slave who taught Charles Darwin taxidermy.
*Andrew Watson (1856-1921), first black person to play association football at international level.

### Commanders of Demerara

*Jonathan Samuel Storm van 's Gravesande (†1761) (1750–1761)
*Laurens Lodewijk van Bercheijk (†1765) (1761–1765)
*Jan Cornelis van den Heuvel (1765–1770)
*Paulus van Schuylenburgh (1772–1781)
*Antony Beaujon (22 April 1796 – 27 March 1802)

### Governors of Demerara

*Robert Kingston (27 February 1781 – 1782)
*Louis Antoine Dazemard de Lusignan (1782)
*Armand Guy Simon de Coëtnempren, comte de Kersaint (*1742 – †1793) (1782)
*Georges Manganon de la Perrière (1783–1784)

### Directors-general
*Laurens Storm van 's Gravesande (1752–1772)
*Joseph Bourda (acting) (6 March 1784 – February 1785)
*Jan L'Éspinasse (February 1785 – 18 August 1789)
*Albertus Backer (18 August 1789 – 31 March 1793)
*Baron Willem August Sirtema van Grovestins (31 March 1793 – May 1795)
*Antony Beaujon (May 1795 – 22 April 1796)
*Antony Meertens (27 March 1802 – September 1803)

### Lieutenant governors of Demerara and Essequibo

*Robert Nicholson (September 1803 – 18 August 1804)
*Antony Beaujon (18 August 1804 – 17 October 1805)
*James Montgomery (acting) (19 October 1805 – 8 May 1806)
*Henry William Bentinck (*1765 – †1821) (8 May 1806 – February 1812)
*Hugh Lyle Carmichael (*1764 – †1813) (February 1812 – 11 May 1813)
*E. Codd (acting) (11 May 1813 – 23 May 1813)
*John Murray (23 May 1813 – 26 April 1824)
*Sir Benjamin d'Urban (26 April 1824 – 21 July 1831)

### Leaders of rebellions
* 1823: Jack Gladstone of Plantation Success
* 1823: Quamina of Plantation Success
### Governors of British Guiana (1831–1966)

On 26 May 1966, the colony achieved independence from the United Kingdom as Guyana. After independence, the viceroy in Guyana was the Governor-General of Guyana.

### Republic of Independent Guiana
### Republic (1886–1891)
The borders between France and the Empire of Brazil were not clear. Attempts at negotiations failed, and in 1862, it was decided that the area between the Amazon and the Oyapock rivers was a neutral territory. Paul Quartier, who had previously visited the territory in 1883, returned in 1885 and had a meeting with the village chiefs of Counani and Carsewenne (nowadays: Calçoene) who were hostile to the Brazilians. Quartier signed a treaty on 23 July 1886, creating the country of *Counani* in the disputed area.

A government was set up in Counani led by Jules Gros as President, Guigues as Minister of State and Quartier as Quartermaster. They set about recruiting settlers, and according to *Le Gaulois*, received over 3,000 requests. Both France and Brazil did not like what was happening and released a joint statement on 11 September 1887 stating that the Republic of Counani was not recognized. Gros was later deposed by his officials, and the death of Gros in 1891 resulted in the end of the short lived first Republic.

In 1894, gold was discovered in the Calçoene River, which resulted in a declaration of another autonomous state under Brazilian protection by general Francisco Cabral. In May 1895, Cabral arrested the village chief of Calçoene who had changed sides to the French. Camille Charvein, the Governor of French Guiana, sent troops to Mapá (nowadays: Amapá), and forced Cabral to retreat. 6 French, alongside 30 Brazilian soldiers and civilians, were killed during the battle, with an additional 60 French casualties. In 1897, France and Brazil asked Switzerland to settle the dispute, and most of the territory of the former state of Counani was given to Brazil in what is nowadays the state of Amapá.

### Free State of Counani (1901–1904)

In 1901 a Frenchman named Adolphe Brezet proclaimed himself "Président de l'État libre de Counani". According to newspaper articles based on Brezet's statements, he was elected democratically in 1901.

This "special" State had a constitution, a flag and issued some stamps. It was never recognized by Brazil or France, but the South African Boer Republics opened diplomatic relations with Brezet (who had fought for them previously) during the Boer Wars. In 1904, Japan and Russia asked for vessels which Brezet didn't have, and thus exposed himself to France and Brazil. Nevertheless he claimed to be a president until 1911 when he was exiled to London. In 1913, he claimed support of the British navy in a plan to recapture Counani.

### Claimants of Head of State
* Jules Gros (1829–1891) – a French journalist who laid claim as head of state from 1887 to 1891; he was Secretary of the Société de géographie in 1883
*  - a Brazilian general (1894-1895) 
* Adolphe Brezet - a French military officer (1901–1904)
### Monarch (1966–1970)
The succession to the throne was the same as the succession to the British throne.

### Governor-general
The governor-general was the representative of the monarch in Guyana and exercised most of the powers of the monarch. The governor-general was appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the monarch. Since Guyana was granted independence by the Guyana Independence Act 1966, rather than being first established as a semi-autonomous dominion and later promoted to independence as defined by the Statute of Westminster 1931, the governor-general was to be always appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of Guyana without the involvement of the British government, with the sole exception of Richard Luyt, the former colonial governor, who served as governor-general temporarily until he was replaced by David Rose. In the event of a vacancy the Chancellor (the head of the judicial branch, serving directly above the Chief Justice of Guyana) would have served as the officer administering the government.

Following is a list of people who have served as Governor-General of Guyana.

**Symbols**
: Died in office.

### President of Guyana
Under the Constitution of 1970, the first constitution of the Republic of Guyana, the president replaced the monarch as ceremonial head of state. The president was elected by the National Assembly for a six-year term. In the event of a vacancy the Chancellor (the head of the judicial branch, serving directly above the Chief Justice of Guyana) served as acting president. In 1980, the powers of the president were increased, with the establishment of the executive presidency.

Currently, the president is both head of state and head of government and, pursuant to article 91 of the Constitution, is directly elected on the basis of the votes cast in the general election. On Nomination Day, each list of contesting parties designate a member of their list as that party's presidential candidate. The presidential candidate whose party's list of candidates receives the most votes is elected president. In the event of a vacancy, the prime minister becomes president.

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### Vice President

### List of prime ministers
This is a list of the **prime ministers of [[Guyana]]**, from the establishment of the office of Chief Minister of British Guiana in 1953 to the present day. After the creation of the vice presidency in 1980, the title became the **Prime Minister and First Vice President of Guyana**.

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;Other affiliations

### Chief minister of British Guiana

### Premiers of British Guiana

### Prime ministers of Guyana

### List of speakers

### Leaders of the Opposition

### Chief Justices
*c.1826 Sergeant Rough (President of Court of Justice)
*1821–1835 Charles Wray (President of Court of Justice)
*1835–1836 John Walpole Willis (Vice-President of Court of Justice under Charles Wray)
*1836–1852 Jeffery Hart Bent
*1852–?1862 William Arrindell (died from fall, 1862)
*1863–1868 John Beaumont
*1868–1878 Sir William Snagg
*1878–1895 David Patrick Chalmers 
*1895–1897 Sir Edward Loughlin O'Malley
*1897–1901 Sir William James Smith
*1902–1912 Sir Henry Alleyne Bovell
*1912–1914 Sir Thomas Crossley Rayner (died in office)
* Albert Earnshaw (acting)
* Maurice Julian Berkeley (acting)
*1914–1926 Sir Charles Major
*1927–1934 Sir Anthony de Freitas
*1934–1938 Sir Bernard Arthur Crean (afterwards Chief Justice of Cyprus, 1938)
*1938–1942 Maurice Vincent Camacho
*1942–1945 Sir John Verity
*1947–1951 Sir Newnham Worley
*?–1955 Sir (Edward) Peter Stubbs Bell (afterwards Chief Justice of Northern Rhodesia, 1955)
*1955–1959 Frank William Holder
*1958–?1960 Kenneth Sievewright Stoby
*1960–1966 Sir Joseph Alexander Luckhoo
**1966 Guyana became independent and Court of Appeal established.*
*1966–1980 Harold Bollers
*1981–1988 Kenneth Montague George 
*c.1990 Rudolph Harper
*1995-1996 Cecil C Kennard
*1996–2001 Désirée Bernard
*2001–2015 Ian Chang (acting)
*2015–2017 Yonette Cummings-Edwards (acting)
*2017–present Roxane George-Wiltshire (acting)