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guyana is the only only english foothold on the continent proper...belieze on the isthmus. maybe di'ze why.
but did'nt BG get internal self govrnment since 1963? that's a bit earlier that Titty
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in case you didn't know Suriname was also colonized by the british, until the give it to the dutch... the british at the time were the largest empire, they would have kicked out the dutch , if they really wanted suriname... ::LOL::
guyana was the one , the one with the golden door... thats the one...
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but wast it dutch firs'..and given back...correct mih?
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Dutch traders were the first to visit .
the arawaks were driven out by the caribs..
British colonised it first with Tobacco planting !
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The Dutch invaded and captured it !
By a Treaty the Dutch gave up New York to the brits...
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Caribs Awaraks? dem is all buck people
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so dats the way it went. cool!
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nawww... the brits were the fist they found suriname ...
the dutch came around after during the 1600 s
the english werre there around the 14---1500s
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Yeah ...the Brits only " settle " it with planting tobacco...
The Treaty of Westminster gave the invading Dutch Suriname in exchange for :
New Amsterdan now known as New York where Cappo , meseret and krishna end up ! ::LOL::