Word: demerara
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Small Network. In fact, Guyanese are far from united, but the country stands out in South America these days because of its surge toward a socialist economy. Guyana began nationalizing its major industries in 1971 with the takeover of the Canadian-owned Demerara Bauxite Co. Declaring that "I was always a socialist," Burnham has said that he hopes to establish not a Marxist state but a "cooperative republic"; so far, however, a network of small farming, marketing and labor cooperatives involves only a fraction of Guyanese society. Last week, as Opposition Leader Jagan noted with satisfaction, the government announced...
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