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MID#2240
Dispute Number: 2240
Date(s): February 1970 to February 22, 1970
Participants: 101 Venezuela/110 Guyana
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Venezuelan and Guyanese troops exchanged fire on Ankoko Island.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from February 19.
MID#2317
Dispute Number: 2317
Date(s): April 1976
Participants: 101 Venezuela/110 Guyana
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: An article in the Caribbean Monthly Bulletin quoted sources inside the
Guyanese government as revealing that a tense situation was unfolding on the Guya-
nese border with Venezuela, with Venezuela adding troop reinforcements to border
areas.
MID#3085
Dispute Number: 3085
Date(s): May 1, 1982 to September 5, 1982
Participants: 101 Venezuela/110 Guyana
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: By 1982, Venezuela claimed five-eighths of Guyana’s territory and
refused to negotiate peaceful border agreements. The disputed areas are rich in natural
resources. Venezuelan forces moved to the border in early May and made an incur-
sion into Guyana on May 10, at a secluded jungle post. On July 2, Guyana’s president
charged Venezuela with violating its airspace and firing at Guyana’s citizens near
the border. On September 4, a Venezuelan military helicopter tried to land on the
Baramita strip, 55 miles from the Venezuelan border. The Guyana forces fired warn-
ing shots to try to deter the Venezuelan incursion. The following day a Venezuelan
military patrol boat attempted to land on the Guyanese side of the river. The Guyana
forces again fired warning shots into the air and gave verbal warnings, forcing the
Venezuelans to flee.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from May 10, 1982.
MID#4260
Dispute Number: 4260
Date(s): October 3, 1999 to October 9, 1999
Participants: 101 Venezuela/110 Guyana