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Linden in Guyana GUYANA guyana. linden Informations and links Linden35 000 hab.Map Linden Photos Linden ------------------------------- Linden is the second-largest city in Guyana, and capital of the Upper Demerara-Berbice region, located at 6°0?0?N, 58°17?60?W, altitude 48 metres (160 feet). It was declared a town in 1970, and includes the communities of MacKenzie and Wismar. It lies on the Demerara River and has a population of roughly 60,000. It is primarily a bauxite mining town, containing many mines 60-90 metres deep, with many other pits now in disuse. Linden is the largest urbanity without a university within the country, if one considers the University in Turkeyen in Greater Georgetown as outside Georgetown. The mining company runs a colonial-era guest house, with other hotels including the Summit Hotel and Hotel Star. Schools in Linden include Mackenzie High School, established in 1946.
Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th century, by 1815 Guyana had become a British possession. The abolition of slavery led to black settlement of urban areas and the importation of indentured servants from India to work the sugar plantations. This ethnocultural divide has persisted and has led to turbulent politics. Guyana achieved independence from the UK in 1966, but until the early 1990s it was ruled mostly by socialist-oriented governments. In 1992, Cheddi JAGAN was elected president, in what is considered the country's first free and fair election since independence. Upon his death five years later, he was succeeded by his wife Janet, who resigned in 1999 due to poor health. Her successor, Bharrat JAGDEO, was reelected in 2001..
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