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  2. Afro-Guyanese - Wikipedia

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    English, Guyanese Creole. Religion. Majority: Christianity. Minority: Islam, Rastafari, Comfa, Afro-American religions, Traditional African religions. Slave revolt leader, Cuffy. Afro-Guyanese are generally descended from the enslaved people brought to Guyana from the coast of West Africa to work on sugar plantations during the era of the ...

  3. Indo-Guyanese - Wikipedia

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    Indo-Guyanese or Indian-Guyanese, are Guyanese nationals of Indian origin who trace their ancestry to India and the wider subcontinent. They are the descendants of indentured servants and settlers who migrated from India beginning in 1838, and continuing during the British Raj. The vast majority of indentured labourers in Guyana came from North ...

  4. Women in Guyana - Wikipedia

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    In 1966, after Guyana's independence, women had to acquire stable jobs to accumulate a portion of the household income. As a result of the instability of Guyana's economy post-independence, it led to an increase in marriage and generational conflict. [7] Obeah women are folk-religious leaders. [8] The country has had a female president, Janet ...

  5. Baracara - Wikipedia

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    Baracara village was founded by people of African descent in the East Berbice-Corentyne Region of Guyana, located on the Canje River. The community has also been called New Ground Village[2] or Wel te Vreeden. Baracara is 20 miles west of Corriverton and just north of the Torani Canal 's connection to the Canje River.

  6. 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. These migrants became the Carib and Arawak tribes, who met Alonso de Ojeda's first expedition from Spain in 1499 at the Essequibo River. In the ensuing colonial era, Guyana 's government was defined by the successive policies of the French, Dutch ...

  7. Guyana - Wikipedia

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    Guyana. Guyana (/ ɡaɪˈɑːnə / ⓘ or / ɡaɪˈænə / ⓘ ghy-A (H)N-ə), [11][5] officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, [12] is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic mainland British West Indies. Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the country's largest city. Guyana is bordered by the ...

  8. Guyanese people - Wikipedia

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    Demographics as of 2012 are Indo-Guyanese 39.8%, Afro-Guyanese 30.1%, mixed race (mostly Dougla) 19.9%, Amerindian 10.5%, other 1.5% (including Chinese and Europeans, such as the Portuguese). As a result, Guyanese do not equate their nationality with race and ethnicity, but with citizenship. Although citizens make up the majority of Guyanese ...

  9. Demographics of Guyana - Wikipedia

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    This is a demography of Guyana including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Guyana 's population (Guyanese people) is made up of five main ethnic groups: Indians, Africans, Amerindians, Europeans (mainly Portuguese), and Chinese.

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