British Guiana

British Guiana was the name of the British colony on the northern coast of South America, now the independent nation of Guyana.

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British - South America - Guyana

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The area was originally settled by the Dutch as the colonies of Berbice, Demerara, and Essequibo, then captured by the British in 1796 and officially ceded in 1814, and consolidated into a single colony in 1831. It became independent May 26, 1966. (For further details see History of Guyana.)

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Dutch - Berbice - Demerara - Essequibo - 1796 - 1814 - 1831 - May 26 - 1966 - History of Guyana

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