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Message from Mr. Hugh
Desmond Hoyte on the occasion
of a concert in honour of
the Birth Anniversary of the
Founder Leader, Linden
Forbes Sampson Burnham, S.C., O. E.,
First Prime Minister and
First Executive President
of the Cooperative Republic
of Guyana
Cde Chairman, Cde General
Secretary, Cde Viola Burnham, Cdes
and friends. The birth
anniversary of our founder leader, Forbes
Burnham is an appropriate
occasion for us to call to mind many
of the principles for which he
stood and for which he worked. We
recall that he was very keen
on arts and culture and on maintaining
high standards in all their
manifestations. He would have loved and
appreciated an occasion such
as this. It is therefore most appropriate
that his memory should be
revered in the form of this cultural
presentation arranged by the
Georgetown district of our party.
I wish to congratulate
all those who will perform and contribute to
this occasion. I would very
much have wished to be with you
enjoying and relishing the
many performances which are part of
tonight's programme. At this
time, however, we are also engaged
in an important struggle
alongside our comrades in arms from the
Reform grouping in ensuring
that our alliance is victorious at the
forthcoming elections and that
we rescue the nation from its
parlous state.
We all suffer the indignity of
being governed by an illegal corrupt
and incompetent regime which
has not only stifled our development
and economic growth but also
reintroduced divisiveness and
nepotism on a grand scale. Our
national crisis requires a great
effort from all of us if
victory is to be assured. Let us use the occasion
of this anniversary to
strengthen our unity, sharpen our political
weapons, and increase our
vigilance. We should leave an occasion
such as this inspired to
complete the great task of nation building
that Forbes Burnham began.
Forbes Burnham believed
passionately in the development
possibilities of our republic
and in our destiny to overcome poverty
and take our rightful place in
the world as a prosperous and
respected nation. We owe it to
his memories as well as to our
children and grandchildren to
make his dream a reality. I wish you
a very pleasant and successful
evening.
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