Historical Person

Pooran

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Pooran

Gender: Male

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Colonial police kill five striking sugar workers at Enmore

đź“… 16 June 1948

On 16 June 1948, British Guiana police opened fire on striking workers gathered outside the factory at Plantation Enmore. Five workers were killed: Rambarran, Pooran, Lallabagee, Surajballi and Harry....

Guyana unveils the Enmore Martyrs’ Monument

đź“… 16 June 1977

On 16 June 1977, Guyana unveiled the Enmore Martyrs’ Monument on the twenty-ninth anniversary of the police killings. Prime Minister Forbes Burnham unveiled the monument, designed by Guyanese artist...