Essequibo

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Introduction
Geography
History
- European colonization
- Exploration of British Guiana, the Schomburgk Line, and the origin of the territorial dispute
- 1899 Paris Arbitral Award
- 1966 Geneva Agreement
- 2015 oil discovery
- Appeal to the International Court of Justice
- Venezuelan referendum on Guyana Esequiba

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