The Dutch were the first colonists of Guyana, but were followed by the British, who had a much longer reign, as well as one whose impact and effects were longer lasting.
amerindian live in guyana before it was colonized.
Guyana was finally colonized by the British after having been briefly colonized by the Dutch and the French. Guyana gained its independence from Britain in the sixties of the last century.
The British Empire colonized the nation we now call Guyana. It was called British Guiana until the nation gained its independence in 1966.
Spain colonized Central and South America (with the exception of Brazil, British Guyana, Surinam, and French Guyana). Spain
An area of Guyana, which became known as Dutch Guyana and is now called Surinam(e).
South American countries where Spanish is spoken are those who were colonized by Spain. These countries are: Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. Brazil was colonized by Portugal so they speak Portuguese Suriname was colonized by the Netherlands so they speak Dutch Guyana was colonized by the United Kingdom so they speak English French Guyana was colonized by France, so the speak French :)
Guyana is located on the continent of South America.Guyana is located on the continent of South America
The Portuguese. Spain colonized the rest of South America, other than Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. They gained what is roughly Brazil today from the Treaty of Tordesilla's with Spain, during the Iberian Union.
Most countries in the world were not colonised by Great Britain, so there are too many to list.
Spain. (In fact, the only exceptions are Brazil, which was colonized by Portugal; Guyana, which was colonized by Great Britain; Suriname, which was colonized by the Netherlands; and French Guiana, which was colonized by France.)
With the Scramble for Africa in the 1800s, France colonized much of Central, West, and North West Africa and also colonized Vietnam and what is now known as French Guyana at separate times. With such a long French influence, these countries adopted the language,and continue to use it today!
There really aren't any, aside from French Guiana, which is an overseas department of France, and not an independent country. The French never really expanded into South America, although they did colonize areas of Central America - namely, in the Caribbean. The actual country of Guyana was never colonized by the French - it was colonized by the Dutch, and later came under control of the British.