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Goed Fortuin is a village located in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara region of Guyana. The village started as a sugar plantation in the early 1800s. [2] The village has a primary [3] and secondary school. Goed Fortuin was named "Best Community for Sports" by the National Sports Commission in 2011. [4]
The occupation of Kyk-Over-Al by the English did not last long, for the Dutch Commandeur of Berbice, Matthys Bergenaar, was able to march overland with a group of soldiers and recapture it. At the same time, a French expedition arrived in the Pomeroon area to help the Dutch who were their allies.
Enmore has a long history in sugar production. On 16 June 1948, five workers were killed during a labor protest against the harsh conditions and low wages. [5] Referred to as the Enmore Martyrs and buried at Le Repentir Cemetery in Georgetown, [5] events are held annually to remember their sacrifice, [6] and they are also included in the mural 'Memorabilia II' painted in 1976 at the National ...
The Berbice Rebellion was a slave rebellion in Guyana [3] that began on 23 February 1763 [2] and lasted to December, with leaders including Coffij.The first major slave revolt in South America, [4] it is seen as a major event in Guyana's anti-colonial struggles, and when Guyana became a republic in 1970 the state declared 23 February as a day to commemorate the start of the Berbice slave revolt.
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Fortuyn (also spelled Fortuin) was a ship owned by the Chamber of Amsterdam of the Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, commonly abbreviated to VOC) that was lost on its maiden voyage in 1723. [1] [2] It set sail for Batavia from Texel in the Netherlands on 27 September 1723.
The Dutch began their colonisation of the Guianas, the coastal region between the Orinoco and Amazon rivers in South America, in the late 16th century.The Dutch originally claimed all of Guiana (also called De wilde kust, the "Wild Coast") but—following attempts to sell it first to Bavaria and then to Hanau and the loss of sections to Portugal, Britain, and France—the section actually ...
The election race was not decided until the last returns came in, when McConnell won by 3,437 votes out of more than 1.2 million votes cast, just over 0.4%. [193] McConnell was the only Republican Senate challenger to win that year, despite Ronald Reagan 's landslide victory in the presidential election .