Search The Web! Search The Web! Search The Web! Search The Web! Free Travel Cheap Tickets Auction Newsletter Immigration Affiliate Make Money Guyana HISTORY Before the arrival of Europeans, the region was inhabited by both Carib and Arawak tribes, who named it Guiana, which means land of waters. The Dutch settled in Guyana in the late 16th century, but their control ended when the British became the de facto rulers in 1796. In 1815, the colonies ...

Leaders of Guyana (Cooperative Republic of Guyana) [To the list of countries] [To the ZPC Homepage] Since the independece on 26 May 1966 to the proclamation of the Republic on 23 Feb 1970 the head of State was the British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a Governor-General. The presidential system was inaugurated on 6 Oct 1980. Parties: PNC/R: People's National Congress/Reform; PPP/C: People's Progressive Party/Civic; n/p: non-party Heads of State Governors-Genera ...