British Guiana

This article is about the specific polity British Guiana and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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All the territories controlled by the British on the coast of modern-day Guyana were organized into the Colony of Guiana. After a short period as a Dominion, Guyana achieved full independence in in 1970 as a Republic.

Establishment

July 1831: The union of Demerara-Essequibo and Berbice as British Guiana was a result of the British taking control of the Dutch colonies in the region. Demerara was named after the Demerara River, while Essequibo and Berbice were named after the rivers that flowed through them.

July 1831: As part of the reforms of the newly acquired colonies on the South American mainland, the British merged Berbice with Demerara-Essequibo on 21 July 1831, forming the new crown colony of British Guiana.

Chronology

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1. Events

January 1836: In 1835 the British government asked German explorer Robert Hermann Schomburgk to map British Guiana and mark its boundaries. Presumably the internal territory of British Guiana was controlled from this point.

October 1966: Five months after Guyana's independence from the United Kingdom, Venezuelan troops began their occupation of Ankoko Island in October 1966.

February 1970: After having achieved independence from the United Kingdom as a dominion on 26 May 1966, Guyana became a republic on 23 February 1970, remaining a member of the Commonwealth.

Disestablishment

February 1970: After having achieved independence from the United Kingdom as a dominion on 26 May 1966, Guyana became a republic on 23 February 1970, remaining a member of the Commonwealth.