In 1899, the border dispute between British Guiana and Venezuela was finally settled, Venezuela gaining the area around the mouth of the Orinoco river.

CNN: Friday,

Looking at now-released cabinet records concerning the invasion of Suez (1956), the US and British-supported overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadeq (1953) and the overthrow of the elected government of British Guiana (1953), Mr Curtis finds talk in private only of oil and other strategic interests.

BBC: Analysis: Perils of peacekeeping