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British Guiana: 1948–1964: Now Guyana (GUY). The code former GUI has been reassigned to Guinea (GUI) in 1965 when its new NOC was recognized by the IOC and used publicly in their first competed games in 1968. All formerly known by BGU [1] HBR British Honduras From French Honduras britannique: 1968–1972: Now Belize (BIZ) IHO Dutch East Indies
British Guiana was a British colony, part of the mainland British West Indies. It was located on the northern coast of South America. Since 1966 it has been known as the independent nation of Guyana. [2] [page needed] The first known Europeans to encounter Guiana were Sir Walter Raleigh, an English explorer, and his crew.
Along with coaches and administrative members, Guyana sent a total of ten people to Beijing. The appearance of Guyana's delegation in Beijing marked the fifteenth Guyanese Olympic delegation to appear at an Olympic games, which started with their participation as British Guiana in the 1948 Summer Olympics. There were no medalists from Guyana at ...
Matthew James Higgins (1810–1868), British writer, he lived part time in British Guiana Edgar Mittelholzer (1909–1965), novelist Walter Rodney (1942–1980), politician, activist and historian
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Illustration of Kaieteur Falls from Canoe and Camp Life in British Guiana Map of British Guiana from Canoe and Camp Life in British Guiana Illustration of Karinambo form Canoe and Camp Life in British Guiana. Charles Barrington Brown (23 August 1839, Cape Breton Island – 13 February 1917, London) was a Canadian geologist and explorer.
Guyana – previously known as British Guiana, is the only nation state of the Commonwealth of Nations on the mainland of South America. [1] Bordered to the east by Suriname , to the south and southwest by Brazil and to the west by Venezuela , it is the third-smallest country on the mainland of South America.
British Guiana at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games; CGF code: BGU: CGA: British Guiana Olympic Association: in Perth, Western Australia; Competitors: 1 in 1 sport: Flag bearers: Opening: Closing: Medals Ranked 17th: Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1: British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances