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History of the Republic of Guyana - English
URL: http://www.guyana.org/history.html

Guyana was discovered in 1498 by the Europeans, its history; therefore stretches back a bit more than 500 years!. Guyana's past is punctuated by battles fought and won, possessions lost and regained as the Spanish, French, Dutch and British wrangled for centuries to own this land.

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The history of prehistoric archaeological research in Suriname - English
URL: http://home.planet.nl/~vrstg/guianas/suriname/rgdpaper.htm

Most of the current knowledge and insights are based on fieldwork carried out between 1957 and 1981. Archaeology deals with prehistoric human populations in their natural environment.

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Peter Troon - History of Suriname - English
URL: http://www.troon.org/suriname/suriname.html

Suriname became independent on Tuesday November 25, 1975. Before that day Suriname was a colony of the Netherlands. As a result of that situation, Dutch is the official language in Suriname. In case you didn't know, dutch is the language that is spoken in the Netherlands.

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History of Suriname - English
URL: http://www.worldrover.com/history/suriname_history.html

Arawak and Carib tribes lived in the region before Columbus sighted the coast in 1498. Spain officially claimed the area in 1593, but Portuguese and Spanish explorers of the time gave the area little attention. Dutch settlement began in 1616 at the mouths of several rivers between present-day Georgetown, Guyana, and Cayenne, French Guiana.

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Suriname - LANIC - English
URL: http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/sa/suriname/

Academic Research Resources.

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The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Suriname - English
URL: http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/vjw/Suriname.html

Cyber encyclopedia of Jewish history and culture that covers everythingfrom anti-Semitism to Zionism. It includes a glossary, bibliography of web sites and books, biographies, articles, original documents and much more!

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The history of Suriname - English
URL: http://www.sr.net/srnet/InfoSurinam/history.html

The first Europeans settled in Suriname in 1650. Most of them did not make it long. Indians and diseases decreased their numbers. The first English settlers were sent by Lord Willoughby, the governor of Barbados. The Zealander Abraham Crijnsen invaded Willoughby's settlement and after the peace treaty of Breda (1667) the Dutch gained Suriname but lost their colony in North America (New York).

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World History Archives: History of French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana - English
URL: http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/42/index-b.html

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