Prez Akufo-Addo wins the highest national award in Guyana | Policy

Guyana has awarded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo her highest national award (Order of Excellence of Guyana) at an official luncheon held in Georgetown in her honor on Tuesday.

Established in 1970 under the Constitution of the Guyana Orders, Guyana's Order of Excellence is limited to 25 citizens of Guyana still alive.

The President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, David Arthur Granger, said his country was pleased to pay tribute to President Akufo-Addo "for his dedication and commitment to the Commonwealth, the African Union and ECOWAS, that for its unfailing support for the rights of developing countries. "

President Granger stated that Nana Akufo-Addo is recognized for her invaluable efforts in promoting economic security and stability on the African continent, her unwavering dedication to regionalism and her tireless efforts in defending the interests of developing countries. development.

The developing countries, said the President of Guyana, expect President Akufo-Addo to continue to show leadership and be responsible for protecting their achievements and guaranteeing their future. "I congratulate President Akufo-Addo for his inauguration and thank him for his leadership in his own country and for his leadership in developing countries and, in particular, in the interest of small African countries, from Asia and the Caribbean "he added.

Before holding bilateral talks with his Guyanese counterpart, President Akufo-Addo laid a wreath at the monument of 1763. The structure of the 1763 monument was built to commemorate the rebellion of 1763, also known as "Great Rebellion". ", Which took place in the Magdelenenburg plantation in Berbice, Region 6. The plantation was located on the upper Canje River and was owned by Mrs. Vernesobre.

On February 23, 1763, the uprising, considered the first real attempt by slaves to fight for their freedom in an organized manner, began.

During the revolt, a domestic slave named Cuffy, also called "Kofi", from Lilienburg Plantation, quickly played a leading role in the rebellion and organized a number of riots against the plantation owners. The uprising lasted more than a year before the Dutch could defeat the slaves.

Cuffy is now a national hero in Guyana. The anniversary of the Cuffy Rebellion, February 23, is the feast of the Republic in Guyana since 1970.