Indo-Guyanese

Indo-Guyanese are people of South Asian descent who are citizens or nationals of Guyana. They are often referred to as Indians or East Indians. Indo-Guyanese make up a majority of the population of Guyana. The Indo-Guyanese descend from Indian indentured labourers who where brought to what was then called British Guiana to work in sugar cane plantations after the abolition of slavery in 1833.

Related Topics:
South Asia - Guyana - India - East Indian - Indentured labourers - British Guiana - Sugar cane - Plantation - 1833

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Most Indo-Guyanese are Hindu; substantial minorities are Muslim and Christian.

Related Topics:
Hindu - Muslim - Christian

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