A report on Guyana and Dutch colonisation of the Guianas
After the Napoleonic Wars in 1814, Britain gained control of the three colonies (Demerara, Berbice, and Essequibo) west of the Courantyne River, which became British Guiana and then modern Guyana.
- Dutch colonisation of the GuianasThe name "Guyana" derives from Guiana, the original name for the region that formerly included Guyana (British Guiana), Suriname (Dutch Guiana), French Guiana, and parts of Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil.
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The Guianas
1 linksRegion in north-eastern South America which includes the following three territories:
Region in north-eastern South America which includes the following three territories:
Guyana, formerly known as British Guiana from 1831 until 1966, after the colonies of Berbice, Essequibo, and Demerara, taken from the Netherlands in 1814, were merged into a single colony
Suriname, formerly Dutch Guiana, until 1814 together with Berbice, Essequibo and Demerara
Suriname
1 linksCountry on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America.
Country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America.
It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, and Brazil to the south.
When the territory was taken over by the Dutch, it became part of a group of colonies known as Dutch Guiana.