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  2. Indo-Guyanese - Wikipedia

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    Indo-Guyanese literature includes novels, poetry, plays and other forms written by people born or strongly affiliated with Guyana, who are descendants of indentured Indian servants. [30] As a former British colony, English language and style had an enduring impact on the writings from Guyana, which are done in English language and utilizing ...

  3. History of Guyana - Wikipedia

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    The history of Guyana begins about 35,000 years ago with the arrival of humans coming from Eurasia. ... The Indo-Guyanese, who constituted a majority in Guyana, were ...

  4. List of Indo-Guyanese people - Wikipedia

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    Cheddi Jagan, former President of Guyana, dentist, and the Father of the Nation; Bharrat Jagdeo, Vice President of Guyana, former President of Guyana, and former Prime Minister of Guyana; Syed Kamall, British MEP for London 2005 - 2019; Edward Luckhoo, politician and Governor-General of British Guiana and Acting President of Guyana

  5. Guyana - Wikipedia

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    The rich natural history of Guyana was described by early explorers Sir Walter Raleigh and Charles Waterton and later by naturalists Sir David Attenborough and Gerald Durrell. In 2008, the BBC broadcast a three-part programme called Lost Land of the Jaguar which highlighted the huge diversity of wildlife, including undiscovered species and rare ...

  6. Guyanese people - Wikipedia

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    Guyana's culture reflects its European history as it was colonized by both the Dutch and French before becoming a British colony. Guyana (known as British Guiana under British colonial rule), gained its independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 and subsequently became a republic in 1970.

  7. Dougla people - Wikipedia

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    The 2012 Guyana census identified 29.25% of the population as Afro-Guyanese, 39.83% as Indo-Guyanese, and 19.88% as "mixed," recognized as mostly representing the offspring of the former two groups. [ 3 ]

  8. Culture of Guyana - Wikipedia

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    It was introduced to Guyana by British military teams, and has since become dominated by Afro and Indo-Guyanese. The West Indies team victory in 1950 against England at Lord's , "still remains the single most satisfying moment in the history of West Indies cricket" also inspired a calypso.

  9. Guyanese Americans - Wikipedia

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    There are large ongoing academic exchanges between Guyana and the United States. [6] The Journal of the Caribbean is a Caribbean newspaper important to inform the Indo-Guyanese and other Caribbean groups of their achievements and inform them about the events in Guyana. This newspaper is published weekly and distributed throughout North America.