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  1. British Guiana

    Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox Former Country native name conventional long name British Guiana ... p3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg s1 Guyana flag s1 Flag of Guyana.svg image flag Flag of British guiana 1919 1954.gif image coat image map Boundary lines of British Guiana 1896.jpg image map caption British ... till 1965 then East Caribbean dollar till 1966. British Guiana was the name of the British colony on the northern ... later be known as British Guiana during the 17th century, when the Dutch had established two ... colony became known as British Guiana. Economy The economy of British Guiana was completely ... in British Guiana, but they did not produce significant revenue. Bauxite deposits, however, proved .... dominated the economy of British Guiana. The Bookers had owned sugar plantations in the colony ... in South America was that in British Guiana, 61 miles of standard gauge, from Georgetown to Rosignol ... of Dutch colonial government in British Guiana. A Court of Policy exercised both Legislature ..., declared a state of emergency, and militarily occupied British Guiana on 9 October 1953. Under ... it to appoint eight senators as the majority party. Upon the 1961 election, British Guiana also became ... and economic conflicts delayed full independence for British Guiana. The leaders of the political .... On that date, at 12 midnight, British Guiana became the new nation of Guyana . Territorial disputes ... to survey and mark out the western boundary of British Guiana with newly independent Venezuela . Venezuela ... awarded about 94 percent of the disputed territory to British Guiana. A commission surveyed ... award settling the British Guiana Venezuela border made reference to the border with Suriname ... Suriname government, maintained the Dutch position while the British Guiana Government, and later ... of British Guiana Main Postage stamps and postal history of British Guiana British Guiana is famous ... Guiana 1c magenta from 1856, which sold in 1980 for close to 1 million. See also commons cat British ...   more details



  1. British Guiana 1c magenta

    Infobox rare stamps common name British Guiana 1c magenta image Image British Guiana 13.jpg 140px country of production British Guiana now Guyana location of production Georgetown, Guyana Georgetown date of production 1856 nature of rarity Very limited printing number in existence 1 face value 1c estimated value US 935,000 last sale, 1980 The British Guiana 1c magenta is regarded by many philatelists as the world s most famous postage stamp stamp . ref name scott Carlton, R. Scott. The International Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Philately . Iola WI Krause Publications, 1997, pp. 36 37. ISBN 0873414489 ref It was issued in limited numbers in British Guiana now Guyana in 1856, and only one specimen is now known to exist. It is imperforate , printed in black on magenta paper, and it features a sailing ship along with the colony s Latin motto Damus Petimus Que Vicissim We give and expect in return in the middle. Four thin lines frame the ship. The stamp s country of issue and value in small black upper case lettering in turn surround the frame. Background The 1c magenta was part of a series of three definitive stamp s issued in 1856 and was intended for use on local newspapers. The other two stamps, a 4c magenta and 4c blue, were intended for letter postage. The issue came about through ... 1996 isbn 0 8050 6406 0 ref Image British Guiana 14.jpg right thumb The details of the stamp can .... ref http www.phila kompass.de fileadmin PDF Dateien guiana.pdf British Guiana 1c, 1856 Weltrarit t ... Is the British Guiana 1c unique? Stamp Online ref In popular culture The Guyana 1c was used as a plot ... References reflist 2 Category Postage stamps Category Postage stamps of British Guiana de British Guiana 1 magenta es Magenta de 1 centavo de la Guayana Brit nica nl British Guiana 1c magenta no British Guiana 1c magenta pt Selo da Guiana de 1 Cent ru fi Brittil isen Guianan 1 centin magenta vi British Guiana 1c magenta ...   more details



  1. List of Governors of British Guiana

    The Governor of British Guiana was the Crown representative in British Guiana . The office existed from 1833 when the colonies of Demerara Essequibo see Demerara and Essequibo colony and Berbice united as British Guiana until 1966 when Guyana attained independence. Governors of British Guiana 1831 1966 Sir Benjamin d Urban , 21 July 1831 26 June 1833 Sir James Carmichael Smyth , 26 June 1833 27 June 1838 Henry Light , 27 June 1838 19 May 1848 William Walker British colonial governor William Walker , 19 May 1848 12 February 1849, acting, first time Henry Barkly 12 February 1849 11 May 1853 William Walker British colonial governor William Walker , 11 May 1853 23 May 1854, acting, second time Philip Edmond Wodehouse , 23 May 1854 7 January 1862 Sir Francis Hincks , 7 January 1862 25 January 1869 Sir John Scott governor John Scott , 25 January 1869 26 December 1873 Edward E. Rushworth , 27 December 1873 10 March 1874, acting James Robert Longden , 10 March 1874 8 March 1877 William Young governor William A. G. Young , 8 March 1877 3 April 1877, acting, first time Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright , 3 April 1877 13 December 1881 William Young governor William A. G. Young , 13 December 1881 4 May 1882, acting, second time Sir Henry Turner Irving , 4 May 1882 1887 William Frederick Haynes Smith , 26 April 1884 1884, acting for Irving Charles Bruce governor Charles Bruce , 1887 1888, acting Jenico Preston, 14th Viscount Gormanston The Viscount Gormanston , 1888 23 March 1893 Sir Charles Bruce governor Charles Bruce , April 1891 15 October 1891, acting for Viscount Gormanston, second time Sir Charles Bruce governor Charles Bruce , 23 March 1893 5 July 1893, acting, third time Sir Charles ... of British Guiana List of Governors General of Guyana List of Presidents of Guyana List of Prime ... Governors of British Guiana Category Guyana related lists British Guiana, Governors Category Lists of British colonial governors Guiana de Liste der Gouverneure von Britisch Guyana ...   more details



  1. British Guiana at the 1930 British Empire Games

    Unreferenced date December 2009 Deleted image removed image Guyana Commonwealth Games.gif right thumb 100px Guyana CGA Logo British Guiana at the 1930 British Empire Games was represented by a total of seven athletes. and abbreviated ???. British Guiana was one of only eleven countries to be represented at the inaugural Games. At these first Games, British Guiana won two medals. 1930 British Empire Games Medal Count Medals border 1 cellpadding 2 cellspacing 0 bgcolor efefef align center Deleted image removed Image Commgamesfed.gif 40px bgcolor gold Gold bgcolor silver Silver bgcolor CC9966 Bronze Total align center Unsourced image removed Image British Guyana 1906 1955 .gif 20px British Guiana 0 1 1 2 Athletics at the 1930 British Empire Games Athletics Men s 1 Mile Run Phil Edwards athlete Philip Aaron Edwards 5th Men s 440 Yard Run Quarter Mile Phil Edwards athlete Philip Aaron Edwards 3rd in Heat 3 Men s 880 Yard Run Half Mile Phil Edwards athlete Philip Aaron Edwards 5th Men s High Jump Colin E.S. Gordon Silver, 6 feet 2  inches 1.88 metres Men s Coxed Fours British Guiana Bronze E.M. Gonsales F.O. Comes J. Jardin J.L. Mathews Pelham Bayley Officials See also Guyana at the Commonwealth Games Nations at the 1930 British Empire Games br Guyana at the Commonwealth Games DEFAULTSORT British Guiana At The 1930 British Empire Games Category 1930 British Empire Games Category History of Guyana Category Guyana at the Commonwealth Games 1930 Category Sport in British Guiana Guyana sport stub ...   more details



  1. British Guiana at the 1948 Summer Olympics

    Infobox Olympics Guyana flagcaption Flag of British Guiana games 1948 Summer competitors sports flagbearer officials British Guiana now Guyana competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London , England . It was the first time that the nation competed at the Olympic Games. References http www.aafla.org 5va reports frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports NOCin1948SummerOlympics Category Nations at the 1948 Summer Olympics Category Guyana at the Olympics 1948 Summer Olympics Category Sport in British Guiana Guyana sport stub 1948 Olympic stub fr Guyane britannique aux Jeux olympiques d t de 1948 nl Brits Guiana op de Olympische Zomerspelen 1948 no Britisk Guyana under Sommer OL 1948 pl Gujana Brytyjska na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 1948 pt Guiana Brit nica nos Jogos Ol mpicos de Ver o de 1948 ru 1948 th 1948 ...   more details



  1. British Guiana at the 1952 Summer Olympics

    Infobox Olympics Guyana flagcaption Flag of British Guiana games 1952 Summer competitors sports flagbearer officials British Guiana now Guyana competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki , Finland . References http www.aafla.org 5va reports frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports NOCin1952SummerOlympics Category Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics Category Guyana at the Olympics 1952 Summer Olympics Category Sport in British Guiana Category Article Feedback 5 Guyana sport stub 1952 Olympic stub hu Brit Guyana az 1952. vi ny ri olimpiai j t kokon nl Brits Guiana op de Olympische Zomerspelen 1952 no Britisk Guyana under Sommer OL 1952 pl Gujana Brytyjska na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 1952 pt Guiana Brit nica nos Jogos Ol mpicos de Ver o de 1952 ru 1952 th 1952 ...   more details



  1. British Guiana at the 1956 Summer Olympics

    Infobox Olympics Guyana flagcaption Flag of British Guiana games 1956 Summer competitors sports flagbearer officials British Guiana now Guyana competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne , Australia . References http www.aafla.org 5va reports frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports NOCin1956SummerOlympics Category Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics Category Guyana at the Olympics 1956 Summer Olympics Category Sport in British Guiana Guyana sport stub 1956 Olympic stub nl Brits Guiana op de Olympische Zomerspelen 1956 no Britisk Guyana under Sommer OL 1956 pl Gujana Brytyjska na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 1956 pt Guiana Brit nica nos Jogos Ol mpicos de Ver o de 1956 ru 1956 th 1956 ...   more details



  1. British Guiana at the 1964 Summer Olympics

    Infobox Olympics Guyana oldcode GUI flagcaption Flag of British Guiana games 1964 Summer competitors sports flagbearer officials British Guiana now Guyana competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo , Japan . References http www.aafla.org 5va reports frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports NOCin1964SummerOlympics Category Nations at the 1964 Summer Olympics Category Guyana at the Olympics 1964 Category Sport in British Guiana Guyana sport stub 1964 Olympic stub nl Brits Guiana op de Olympische Zomerspelen 1964 no Britisk Guyana under Sommer OL 1964 pl Gujana Brytyjska na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 1964 pt Guiana Brit nica nos Jogos Ol mpicos de Ver o de 1964 ru 1964 th 1964 ...   more details



  1. Postage stamps and postal history of British Guiana

    Image British Guiana 13.jpg right thumb An 1856 British Guiana 1c magenta, regarded as the world s rarest stamp. Image Stamp British Guiana 1860 2c.jpg right thumb A 2 cent stamp of British Guiana issued in 1860. Image Stamp British Guiana 1899 2c on 5c.jpg right thumb An Overprint overprinted 1898 commemorative stamp . Image Stamp British Guiana 1954 72c.jpg right thumb The 1954 72 cent stamp billed the Arapaima as the largest freshwater fish in the world. A privately run packet services for mail existed in British Guiana 1796, and continued for a number of years. Postage stamps of Britain were used at Georgetown, Guyana Georgetown Demerara and Berbice. Cottonreels The London government established an inland postal system on 1 July 1850, but postage stamps had not yet been produced, so the postmaster in Georgetown went to the local newspaper Royal Gazette and had them print Postage stamp separation imperforate stamps in the form of an outline circle, with BRITISH GUIANA inside the rim, and a denomination, from 2c to 12c, in the middle. The printing was in black, on different colors of paper depending on denomination. These became known as the Cottonreel s because of their circular shape, like the labels on spools of cotton, ref http nationaltrust.gov.gy new pdf philatelic 20heritage ... History of British Guiana, London, Royal Philatelic Society August 1970 ISBN 0900631015 Further reading Ted Proud Proud, Ted . The Postal History of British Guiana . Proud Bailey Co. Ltd., 2000. ISBN 1872465269 External links http www.bwisc.org The British West Indies Study Circle. commonscat Stamps of British Guiana PostalhistoryAmericas Category Postal history by country British Guiana Category Postage stamps of British Guiana ... of the London stamps, motto and all. These are among the rarest of all stamps, and the British Guiana 1c magenta is the rarest, with only one copy known to exist. Another shipment of stamps showed ...   more details



  1. British Guiana at the 1960 Summer Olympics

    Infobox Olympics Guyana oldcode GUA flagcaption Flag of British Guiana games 1960 Summer competitors 5 4 men and 1 woman sports 2 flagbearer British Guiana now Guyana competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome , Italy . Results by event Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletics Men s 200 metres Clayton Glasgow Men s 400 metres Clayton Glasgow Men s 800 metres Ralph Gomes Men s 5,000 metres George De Peana Women s High Jump Brenda Archer Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics Boxing Men s Light Heavyweight Carl Crawford boxer Carl Crawford References http www.sports reference.com olympics countries GUY summer 1960 sports reference http www.aafla.org 5va reports frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports NOCin1960SummerOlympics Category Nations at the 1960 Summer Olympics Category Guyana at the Olympics 1960 Category Sport in British Guiana Guyana sport stub 1960 Olympic stub nl Brits Guiana op de Olympische Zomerspelen 1960 no Britisk Guyana under Sommer OL 1960 pl Gujana Brytyjska na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 1960 pt Guiana Brit nica nos Jogos Ol mpicos de Ver o de 1960 ru 1960 th 1960 ...   more details



  1. British Guiana general election, 1961

    Politics of Guyana General elections were held in British Guiana in 1961. ref name N1 Dieter Nohlen Nohlen, D 2005 Elections in the Americas A data handbook, Volume I , p355 ISBN 9780199283576 ref The result was a victory for the People s Progressive Party Guyana People s Progressive Party , whose leader Cheddi Jagan remained Prime Minister. However, the PPP had only won 1.6 more of the vote than the new People s National Congress , but had received almost double the number of seats. This resulted in mass demonstrations led by the PNC, a general strike and severe inter racial violence. After a few weeks the United Kingdom British authorities intervened by sending in troops and the List of Governors of British Guiana Governor declared a state of emergency. ref name N1 Following these events, the country s electoral system was changed to use proportional representation . The British Guiana general election, 1964 first elections held under the new system took place in 1964. ref name N1 References reflist Guyanese elections Category 1961 elections in South America Category Elections in British Guiana ...   more details



  1. British Guiana general election, 1957

    Politics of Guyana General elections were held in British Guiana in 1957. ref name N1 Dieter Nohlen Nohlen, D 2005 Elections in the Americas A data handbook, Volume I , p354 ISBN 9780199283576 ref The result was a victory for the People s Progressive Party Guyana People s Progressive Party , whose leader, Cheddi Jagan , remained Prime Minister. After the election, the moderate faction of the PPP led by Forbes Burnham left the party to form the People s National Congress together with the United Democratic Party Guyana United Democratic Party . ref name N1 References reflist Guyanese elections Category 1957 elections in South America Category Elections in British Guiana ...   more details



  1. British Guiana general election, 1953

    Politics of Guyana General elections were held in British Guiana in April 1953. ref name N1 Dieter Nohlen Nohlen, D 2005 Elections in the Americas A data handbook, Volume I , p354 ISBN 9780199283576 ref They were the first held under universal suffrage and resulted in a victory for the People s Progressive Party Guyana People s Progressive Party . Its leader, Cheddi Jagan , became Prime Minister. ref name N1 However, after assuming power Jagan embarked on implementing a series of policies that involved radical social reform, maingly directed at the colonnial oligarchy. The British colonial authorities sent in troops in response to the alleged threat of a Marxism Marxist revolution. List of Governors of British Guiana Governor Alfred Savage suspended the constitution in October only 133 days after it had come into force and set up a transitutional government of conservative politicians, businessmen and civil servants. ref name N1 References reflist Guyanese elections Category 1953 elections in South America Category Elections in British Guiana ...   more details



  1. British Guiana general election, 1964

    Politics of Guyana General elections were held in British Guiana on 7 December 1964. ref name N1 Dieter Nohlen Nohlen, D 2005 Elections in the Americas A data handbook, Volume I , p363 ISBN 9780199283576 ref They were the first held under proportional representation , ref name DN Nohlen, p355 ref and saw the People s Progressive Party Guyana People s Progressive Party win 24 of the 53 directly elected seats. However, the People s National Congress 22 seats and The United Force United Force 7 seats were able to form a coalition government with a working majority. Despite losing the elections, Prime Minister and PPP leader Cheddi Jagan refused to resign, and had to be removed by List of Governors of British Guiana Governor Richard Luyt , with Forbes Burnham replacing him. ref name DN Voter turnout was 97.0 . ref name N1 Results class wikitable style text align right Party Votes Seats align left People s Progressive Party Guyana People s Progressive Party 109,332 45.8 24 align left People s National Congress 96,657 40.5 22 align left The United Force United Force 29,612 12.4 7 align left Justice Party Guyana Justice Party 1,334 0.6 0 align left Guiana United Muslim Party 1,194 0.5 0 align left Peace, Equality and Prosperity Party 224 0.1 0 align left National Labour Front 177 0.1 0 align left Invalid blank votes 1,590 align left Total 240,120 100 53 align left colspan 4 Source Nohlen References reflist Guyanese elections Category 1964 elections in South America Category Elections in British Guiana ...   more details



  1. List of birds on stamps of British Guiana

    unreferenced date April 2011 border 1 width 60 cellpadding 2 cellspacing 0 style margin 4px border 4px solid cccccc align center bgcolor cccccc rowspan 2 Year rowspan 2 Date rowspan 2 Type rowspan 2 Species rowspan 2 Author Species rowspan 2 Value colspan 4 Stamps Catalogues colspan 2 Taxonomy align center bgcolor cccccc Scott Yvert Mitchell Sta. & Gib. Order Family 1945 02.07 NOR Jacana jacana Linnaeus, 1766 3 241 173 187aA 319 Charadriiformes Jacanidae 1952 29.10 NOR Jacana jacana Linnaeus, 1766 3 0 0 187aD 0 Charadriiformes Jacanidae 1954 01.12 NOR Jacana jacana Linnaeus, 1766 3c 255 187 201 333 Charadriiformes Jacanidae NOR Ramphastos vitellinus Lichtenstein, 1823 1 265 197 211 364 Piciformes Ramphastidae 1963 10.12 NOR Ramphastos vitellinus Lichtenstein, 1823 1 0 0 227 0 Piciformes Ramphastidae 1965 NOR Jacana jacana Linnaeus, 1766 3c 0 0 220 0 Charadriiformes Jacanidae Category Communications in Guyana Stamps, birds Category Lists of birds on stamps British Guiana Category Birds of Guyana Category Postage stamps of British Guiana ...   more details



  1. Dutch Guiana

    British Guiana . After 1815, there were five Guianas, referred to by their dominant languages Spanish Guayana Venezuela , British Guiana, Dutch Guiana, French Guiana , and Portuguese Guiana Brazil ...File Map of Dutch Guiana and of Cura ao, Bonaire, and Aruba, 1781.jpg thumb 300px A map of the Dutch settlements of Surinam, Demerary, Issequibo, Berbices, and the islands of Cura ao Curassoa , Aruba , Bonaire , &c. 1781 . Dutch Guiana , also known as Netherlands Guyana or Dutch Guyana Dutch language Dutch Nederlands Guiana , is the name given to various Dutch colonial empire Dutch colonies on the northern coast of South America , created by the Dutch West India Company . These colonies consisted of the land in between the Essequibo River and the Amazon River , an area known at the time in Dutch as De wilde kust the wild coast . Today, the region is occupied by the present day nations of Guyana and Suriname . History The first written reference to the region was in a 1599 map, drawn by Flemish cartographer Jodocus Hondius . Beginning in 1600, the colonies were settled by Dutch colonists, most of whom came from the province of Zeeland . Trading posts were established near various rivers ... City New Amsterdam . Dutch Guiana was not a political entity, but rather a geographical indication. The colonies that formed along Dutch Guiana were, initially, controlled by several entities. Essequibo ... Dutch colony Cayenne French Guiana was also briefly controlled by the Dutch between 1660 and 1664, and again between 1676 and 1677. Under the Batavian Republic , much of Dutch Guiana was once again occupied by the British. After the Napoleonic Wars in 1814, Britain gained control of the three ... Surinam Dutch colonies Categories Category Dutch Guiana Category Dutch colonization of the Americas ... America de Niederl ndisch Guayana es Guayana Holandesa fr Guyane n erlandaise nl Nederlands Guiana pl Gujana Holenderska pt Guiana Neerlandesa ro Guyana Olandez ...   more details



  1. Guiana Shield

    upland areas of the Guiana Shield The Guiana Highlands proper are in Venezuela east of the Orinoco ... along the northern and western rim of the Guiana Shield. The north central part of the Guiana ... top plateau the Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil border tripoint is located, but the Guiana Shield ... The Guiana Shield is one of the regions of highest biodiversity in the world. The Shield has over ... of how to generate footnotes using the ref and ref tags. nowiki reflist Commons Guiana ... ca Escut guaian s cs Guyansk vyso ina cy Ucheldiroedd Guiana de Guayana et Guajaana m gismaa es ... della Guiana he ka kk lt Gvianos plok iakalnis mk ...   more details



  1. The Discovery of Guiana

    Title As was common practice in this time period, ref See Robinson Crusoe . ref The Discovery of Guiana ..., rich, and beautiful Empire of Guiana, with a relation of the great and golden city of Manoa ... of Guiana . Claims vs. Findings Raleigh s Literary Skill wikisource The Discovery of Guiana ... about the abundance of gold to be had in Guiana, argues one scholar. ref name Fuller Fuller, Mary C. Raleigh s Fugitive Gold Reference and Deferral in The Discoverie of Guiana . Representations 33 1991 ... History DEFAULTSORT Discovery of Guiana Category 1796 books Category History of Guyana ...   more details



  1. Guiana Island

    Guiana Island or Guana Island is an island off the northeast coast of Antigua , between the Parham Peninsula and Crump Island . It forms the southern coast of the North Sound Antigua North Sound , and is the fourth largest island of Antigua and Barbuda . The island is owned by Allen Stanford , who is being investigated for fraud by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission . The Antiguan government is considering seizing the land, along with other Stanford assets. ref name guardian1 http www.guardian.co.uk sport 2009 mar 03 allen stanford island antigua guiana The Guardian Antigua moves to seize back Stanford s idyllic island ref It is a refuge for the Fallow Deer , Antigua s national animal. ref name guardian1 References reflist Antigua geo stub coord 17 06 N 61 44 W display title region AG type isle source GNS enwiki Category Islands of Antigua and Barbuda Category Private islands es Isla Guiana ...   more details



  1. Indians in French Guiana

    Infobox Ethnic group group Indians in French Guiana poptime 19,276 ref http www.landofsixpeoples.com news702 nc0705062.html EAST INDIAN IMMIGRATION, 1838 1917 ref popplace Cayenne langs French language French French Guiana Creole Tamil language Tamil Other Languages of India rels Hinduism & Christianity related c Indo Caribbean Tamil Diaspora Indians in French Guiana are mostly descendants of indentured labourers from India who now lives in the French Overseas Department of French Guiana . They are often referred to as Indians or East Indians. East Indians made up of 4 of the popution. Migration History The Indian coomunity in French Guiana are mostly descendants of indentured workers and immigrants from French India French Indian colonies such as Pondicherry , Karaikal and Yanam Inde fran aise Yanam . ref http www.indocaribbeanheritage.com content view 21 42 New settlement ref Labour from India began to enter French Guiana beginning in 1862. By the mid 1880s, however, the British stopped shipments of Indians in response to allegations that the French were ill treating indentured the Indian workers under their employ. ref http www.ucalgary.ca applied history tutor migrations five2b.html Dutch, French, and British Guiana ref In recent years, In recent years, immigrants of East Indian origin have been arriving from French Guiana s neighboring countries such as Guyana , Suriname & Trinidad and Tobago . Notable people Lotus Vingadassamy Engel See also Asian Latin American Indo Caribbean Indians in Guadeloupe Indo Martiniquais Tamil Diaspora References Reflist NRI PIO DEFAULTSORT Indians In French Guiana Category Ethnic groups in French Guiana Category Indian diaspora by country Category Tamil diaspora ...   more details



  1. Guiana United Muslim Party

    The Guiana United Muslim Party was a political party in Guyana . It first contested national elections in British Guiana general election, 1964 1964 , but received only 0.5 of the vote and failed to win a seat. ref name N1 Dieter Nohlen Nohlen, D 2005 Elections in the Americas A data handbook, Volume I , pp366 368 ISBN 9780199283576 ref In the Guyanese general election, 1968 1968 elections it received only 0.3 of the vote and again failed to win a seat. This is due to the small population of Islam Muslims in Co operative Republic of Guyana Guyana which compromises 7.2 of the population. The party did not contest any further elections. ref Nohlen, p365 ref References reflist Guyanese political parties SouthAm party stub Category Political parties in Guyana ...   more details



  1. Football in French Guiana

    The sport of football soccer football in the country of French Guiana is run by the Ligue de Football de Guyane Ligue de Football de La Guyane Fran aise . The association administers the French Guiana national football team national football team , as well as the French Guiana Championnat National Championnat National . Currently French Guiana is not a member of FIFA , but they are a full member of the CONCACAF . Football in French Guiana South America in topic Football in Category Football in French Guiana footy stub ...   more details



  1. List of cities in French Guiana

    This is a list of cities in French Guiana File French Guiana CIA.gif thumb 250px Map of French Guiana File Cayennecentreceperou.JPG thumb 250px Cayenne , Capital of French Guiana Akoum naye Alicoto Apatou Awala Yalimapo B lizon Bienvenue, French Guiana Bienvenue Cacao, French Guiana Cacao Camopi Cayenne Citron disambiguation Citron Cl ment Cormontibo Coulor D lices Gare Tigre Grand Santi Guisanbourg Iracoubo Javouhey Kaw, French Guiana Kaw or Caux Kourou La Foresti re Macouria Malmanoury Mana, French Guiana Mana Maripasoula Matoury Montsin ry Oscar, French Guiana Oscar Ouanary Ouaqui Paul Isnard Pointe B hague or Coumarouman Pointe Is re R gina R mire Rochambeau Roura Sa l Sinnamary St lie St Georges de l Oyapock St Jean, French Guiana St Jean St Laurent du Maroni Tonate Tonn grande See also Communes of the Guyane d partement South America in topic List of cities in Category Populated places in French Guiana bjn Daptar kuta di Guyana Parancis cs Seznam m st ve Francouzsk Guyan id Daftar kota di Guyana Perancis ms Senarai bandar di Guiana Perancis pl Miasta Gujany Francuskiej ...   more details



  1. Foreign relations of French Guiana

    Unreferenced date December 2009 Politics of French Guiana Disputes international Suriname claims area between Litani River, South America Litani River and Marouini River both headwaters of the Lawa River, South America Lawa Illicit Recreational drug use drug s small amount of Cannabis drug cannabis grown for local consumption minor transshipment point to Europe See also French Guiana Foreign relations in South America DEFAULTSORT Foreign Relations Of French Guiana Category Government of French Guiana Category Foreign relations by country French Guiana Category Foreign relations of France French Guiana Foreignrelations stub FrenchGuiana stub ...   more details



  1. History of French Guiana

    affect au minist re de la Marine fran aise. The history of French Guiana spans many centuries. Before ... In 1498 French Guiana was first visited by Europeans when Christopher Columbus sailed to the region ... Britain British seized the area. Following the Treaty of Breda 1667 Treaty of Breda on 31 July 1667 ... all her possessions in the Americas other than Guiana and a few islands, Louis XV of France Louis XV sent thousands of settlers to Guiana who were lured there with stories of plentiful gold and easy ... followers were sent to French Guiana. In 1797 the republican general Pichegru and many deputies ... Guiana ousting governor Victor Hugues and gave it to the Portugal Portuguese in Brazil . However ... than three months each, would be sent to French Guiana as a rel gu . These rel gu s were to be kept ... sent to French Guiana as a rel gu was a life sentence, and usually a short life sentence, as most ... and Dutch Guiana these were later settled in 1891, 1899 and 1915, though a small region of the border ... of French Guiana, was created in 1930. It was abolished in 1946. During World War II the local .... French Guiana became an D partement d outre mer overseas d partement of France on 19 March 1946 ... to France were able to go home, so French Guiana was haunted after the official closing of the prisons ... . The Guiana Space Centre was built and became operational in 1968. This has provided limited local ... Hmong refugees from Laos in the county, primarily to the towns of Javouhey and Cacao, French Guiana ... s Spaceport SEMNHV67ESD 0.html History of French Guiana History from the European Space Agency. http www.historyofnations.net southamerica frenchguiana.html History of French Guiana History of South America Category History of French Guiana Category History of South America Category French colonization ... Francesa fr Histoire de la Guyane pt Hist ria da Guiana Francesa ...   more details




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