Berbice Rebellion
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berbice-rebellion-206-2522696
title:
Berbice Rebellion
text:
The Berbice Rebellion was a slave rebellion in Guyana that began on 23 February 1763 and lasted to December, with leaders including Coffij. The first major slave revolt in South America, 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. In 1763, the slave rebellion in Berbice, in present-day Guyana, was led by a Coromantin man named Cuffy or Kofi
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1763 slave rebellion in Guyana
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berbice_Rebellion
date created:
2006-05-31T17:46:29Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T17:34:39Z
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