Guyana

  • 1498

    discovery

    clombus discovered guyana
  • settlers

    dutch settlers inhabbited guyana
  • war

    during napolenic war britian occupies guyana
  • takeover

    british take over
  • slavery

    abolished slavery
  • gold

    discovered gold causing economic boom
  • independence

    gained independance from UK
  • republic

    choses republic government
  • jim jones

    900 members of a religious group lead by jim jones committ suicide
  • president

    new constitution/president