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October 23, 1963: British Postpone Independence for Guyana, Alter Election Laws

1963-10-23

The British, at the behest of the Kennedy administration, postpone Guyana’s independence and modify the country’s electoral system so that the Guyanese will have to vote for parties instead of individual candidates. [New York Times, 10/30/1994; CJ Research Center, 1999]