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IN THE GRIP OF CHANGE

The Caribbean and its British Diaspora

Guyana People’s Progressive Party poster

Title
Guyana People’s Progressive Party poster
Description
Relationships with Britain remained fraught, as demonstrated by the poster calling for the boycott of Queen Elizabeth II. The British monarch remained Guyana's head of state after independence in 1966. On 23 February 1970, Guyana's National Assembly passed a resolution to become a republic with a president as head of state.
Creator
People's Progressive Party (Guyana)
Location
Georgetown, Guyana
Date
1966
Collection
After Independence
Source
See more details on the Senate House Library catalogue
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Item Number
19
The poster's text says: 'PPP boycotts the Queen because Guyana and Rhodesia are victims of British oppression and exploitation'. In the background of the text is a red illustration of a barbed wire fence with two hands in shackles held up behind it.
The poster's text says: 'PPP boycotts the Queen because Guyana and Rhodesia are victims of British oppression and exploitation'. In the background of the text is a red illustration of a barbed wire fence with two hands in shackles held up behind it.
The poster's text says: 'PPP boycotts the Queen because Guyana and Rhodesia are victims of British oppression and exploitation'. In the background of the text is a red illustration of a barbed wire fence with two hands in shackles held up behind it.

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