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Georgetown, June 12, GNA – President Nana
Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was honored on Tuesday with Guyana's highest national victory
price – The order of excellence of Guyana.
The prize was awarded to him at a press conference.
lunch organized in his honor by the President of the Cooperative Republic of
Guyana, David Arthur Granger, in the Guyanese capital, Georgetown.
President Akufo-Addo is on five Caribbean
working visit from June 11, 2019 to June 16, 2019 as part of the efforts deployed
promote the Year of Return.
A quote accompanying the price read by
President Granger, said that Guyana conferred this honor on the President
Akufo-Addo "for his dedication and commitment to the Commonwealth, the
ECOWAS and for its unfailing support for the rights of developing countries
States. "
The Guyanese leader said, "The President
Akufo-Addo is recognized for its invaluable efforts in promoting economic development.
security and stability on the African continent, her unwavering dedication to
regionalism and unremitting efforts to promote the interests of developing countries
States. "
He said developing countries admired
The leadership and stewardship of President Akufo-Addo in the protection
their earnings and to secure their future.
"I congratulate President Akufo-Addo for his
investiture and thank him for his management in his own country and for his
developing countries and, in particular, in the interest of the world
small countries in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean, "he added.
President Akufo-Addo, as part of the day
visit to this Caribbean country, had bilateral talks with its Guyanese president
counterpart.
He also laid a wreath at the 1763 monument
built to commemorate the "Great Rebellion" of 1763, which took place on
Magdelenenburg plantation in Berbice, Region 6. The plantation was located on
the upper Canje River and belonged to a woman, Mrs. Vernesobre.
On February 23, 1763, the uprising, that is to say
regarded as the first real attempt by slaves to fight for their freedom in a
organized fashion, started.
During the revolt, a domestic slave named
"Cuffy", also spelled "Kofi", from Lilienburg Plantation, quickly badumed a
prominent role in the rebellion and organized a number of riots against
plantation owners. The uprising lasted more than a year before the Dutch
were able to defeat the slaves.
Cuffy is now a national hero in Guyana.
The anniversary of the Cuffy rebellion, on February 23, was the Republic
Day in Guyana since 1970.
The President's visit to the Caribbean would be
take him to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago,
and Jamaica.
GNA
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