British Guiana

British Guiana was a colony in Amazon and Guianas (South America) that lasted from 1814 to 1966 CE, about 152 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

British sugar colony formed from the Dutch river colonies and united in 1831. After emancipation, indentured workers from India came to outnumber the African population.

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Facts

Dates

1814 to 1966 CE

Duration

152 years

Type

Colony

Region

Amazon and Guianas, South America

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Georgetown

Came from

• Dutch Essequibo, Berbice and Demerara 1616 to 1814 CE

Became

• Guyana 1966 CE to the present

Events in South America during its time

• 1824 Battle of Ayacucho
• 1864 Paraguayan War begins
• 1879 War of the Pacific
• 1888 Brazil abolishes slavery
• 1960 Brasília inaugurated

Neighbours in South America

• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE
• Peru 1821 CE to the present
• Colombia 1831 CE to the present
• Argentina 1861 CE to the present
• Brazil 1889 CE to the present
• Viceroyalty of New Granada 1717 to 1819 CE
• Empire of Brazil 1822 to 1889 CE
• Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata 1776 to 1814 CE
• Gran Colombia 1819 to 1831 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe

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