Indo-Guyanese

The narrator's jaunty outlook shifts abruptly when he is suddenly made conscious of the longstanding hostility that divides the Indo-Guyanese—the descendants of Indian coolies—and the Afro-Guyanese, whose forebears were slaves.

Cheeshahteaumauk, Class of '65 (1665) Sam Sacks 2011

Born Janet Rosenberg in 1920, she was a student nurse at Cook County Hospital in Chicago when she met Cheddi Jagan, a dentistry student at Northwestern University and the eldest of 11 children of an Indo-Guyanese family of sugar cane workers.

Balloon Juice » 2009 » March 2009

The PPP/C, which is mainly backed by the Indo-Guyanese community, is bidding for a fifth straight victory.

BBC News - Home 2011

The IAC introduced its annual award in recognition of the contributions made by Indo-Guyanese to the development of Guyana in various fields.

Stabroek News Stabroek staff 2010

In a statement, the IAC said it is customary for it to recognise the contributions made by Indo-Guyanese to the development of Guyana in various fields.

Stabroek News Stabroek staff 2010

I am a young Trini man and I can tell you that you should get rid of those Indo-Guyanese and Indo-Trinis before they try to dominate your country!

Barbados Underground - bringing news and opinions to the people David 2010

A majority of Indo-Guyanese have traditionally backed the People's Progressive Party.

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Indo-Guyanese who dominate the country's urban business community also have provided important support to both parties, depending on which was in power at the time.

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The first modern political party in Guyana was the People's Progressive Party (PPP), established on January 1, 1950, with Forbes Burnham, a British-educated Afro-Guyanese, as chairman; Dr. Cheddi Jagan, a U. S.-educated Indo-Guyanese, as second vice chairman; and Dr. Jagan's American-born wife, Janet Jagan, as secretary general.

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Politically inspired racial disturbances between Indo-Guyanese and Afro-Guyanese erupted in 1962-64, and again following elections in 1997 and 2001.

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