Historical country records
Guyana historical timeline
Berbice
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1666 | Dutch settlement | Leaders |
| 27 Feb 1781 - 1782 | British rule | Leaders |
| 1782 - 1784 | French rule | Leaders |
| Sep 1803 | British rule (1814 colony) | Leaders |
| 21 Jul 1831 | united with Demerara-Essequibo as British Guiana | Leaders |
| 1687 - 1712 | Matthijs de Feer | Commanders |
| 1712 - 1714 | Steven de Waterman | Commanders |
| 1714 - 1733 | Anthony Tierens | Commanders |
| 1733 - 1740 | Bernhardt Waterman | Governors |
| 1740 - 1749 | Jan Andries Lossner | Governors |
| 1749 - 1755 | Jan Frederik Colier | Governors |
| 1755 - 1759 | Hendrik Jan van Rijswijck | Governors |
| 1760 - 1764 | Wolfert Simon van Hoogenheim | Governors |
| 1764 - 1767 | Johan Heijliger | Governors |
| 1768 - 1773 | Stephen Hendrik de la Sabloniere | Governors |
| 1773 - 1774 | Johan Christoffel de Winter | Governors |
| 1774 - 1777 | Isaac Kaecks | Governors |
| 1778 - 27 Feb 1781 | Peter Hendrik Koppiers (1st time) | Governors |
| 27 Feb 1781 - 1782 | Robert Kingston | Governors |
| 1782 | Louis Antoine Dazemard de Lusignan | Governors |
| 1782 | Armand Guy Simon de Coëtnempren, comte de Kersaint (b. 1742 - d. 1793) | Governors |
| 1783 - 1784 | Georges Manganon de la Perrière | Governors |
| 1784 - 1789 | Peter Hendrik Koppiers (2nd time) | Governors |
| 1789 - 1802 | Abraham Jacob van Imbijze van Batenburg (1st time) | Governors |
| 1802 - 1803 | J.C.W. Herlin + G. Kobus (acting) | Governors |
| 1803 - 1804 | Robert Nicholson | Governors |
| 1804 - 1806 | Abraham Jacob van Imbijze van Batenburg (2nd time) | Governors |
| 1806 - 1807 | Robert Nicholson | Lieutenant governors |
| 1807 - 1809 | James Montgomery | Lieutenant governors |
| 1809 - 1810 | William Woodly | Lieutenant governors |
| 1810 | Samuel Dalrymple | Lieutenant governors |
| 1810 - 1812 | Robert Gordon (1st time) | Lieutenant governors |
| 1812 - 1813 | John Murry | Lieutenant governors |
| 1813 | Robert Gordon (2nd time) | Lieutenant governors |
| 1813 - 1814 | Grant (acting) | Lieutenant governors |
| 1814 - 1820 | Henry William Bentinck | Lieutenant governors |
| 1820 - 1821 | Thistlewayte (acting) | Lieutenant governors |
| 1821 | J. Cameron (acting) | Lieutenant governors |
| 1821 - 21 Jul 1831 | Henry Beard | Lieutenant governors |
Demerara-Essequibo
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1624 | Dutch settlement of Essequibo | Leaders |
| 1750 | Dutch settlement of Demerara | Leaders |
| 27 Feb 1781 - 1782 | British rule | Leaders |
| 1782 - 1784 | French rule | Leaders |
| 1784 | Essequibo subordinate to Demerara | Leaders |
| 22 Apr 1796 - 27 Mar 1802 | British occupation of Demerara | Leaders |
| Sep 1803 | British rule (1814 colony of Demerara-Essequibo) | Leaders |
| 21 Jul 1831 | united with Berbice as British Guiana | Leaders |
| 2 Nov 1690 - 10 Dec 1707 | Samuel Beekman | Governors of Essequibo |
| 10 Dec 1707 - 24 Jul 1719 | Peter van der Heyden Resen | Governors of Essequibo |
| 24 Jul 1719 - 12 Oct 1729 | Laurens de Heere | Governors of Essequibo |
| 12 Oct 1729 - Apr 1742 | Hermanus Gelskerke | Governors of Essequibo |
| Apr 1742 - 1750 | Laurens Storm van 's Gravesande | Governors of Essequibo |
| 1750 - 2 Nov 1772 | Laurens Storm van 's Gravesande | Directors-general |
| 2 Nov 1772 - 1781 | George Hendrik Trotz | Directors-general |
| 1750 - 1761 | Jonathan Samuel Storm van 's Gravesande (b. ... - d. 1761) | Commanders of Demerara |
| 1761 - 1765 | Laurens Lodewijk van Bercheijk | Commanders of Demerara |
| 1765 - 1770 | Jan Cornelis van den Heuvel | Commanders of Demerara |
| 1772 - 1781 | Paulus van Schuylenburgh | Commanders of Demerara |
| 27 Feb 1781 - 1782 | Robert Nicholson | Governor of Essequibo |
| 27 Feb 1781 - 1782 | Robert Kingston | Governor of Demerara |
| 1782 | Louis Antoine Dazemard de Lusignan | Governors |
| 1782 | Armand Guy Simon de Coëtnempren, comte de Kersaint (s.a.) | Governors |
| 1783 - 1784 | Georges Manganon de la Perrière | Governors |
| 6 Mar 1784 - Feb 1785 | Joseph Bourda (acting) | Directors-general |
| Feb 1785 - 18 Aug 1789 | Jan L'Éspinasse | Directors-general |
| 18 Aug 1789 - 31 Mar 1793 | Albertus Backer | Directors-general |
| 31 Mar 1793 - 1795 | Willem August van Sirtema, baron van Grovestins | Directors-general |
| 1795 - 22 Apr 1796 | Antony Beaujon | Directors-general |
| 1784 | Albert Siraut des Touches | Commanders of Essequibo |
| 1784 - 1787 | Johannes Cornelis Bert | Commanders of Essequibo |
| 1787 - 1789 | Albertus Backer (1st time) | Commanders of Essequibo |
| 1789 - 1791 | Gustaaf Eduard Meijerhelm | Commanders of Essequibo |
| 1791 - 1793 | Matthijs Thierens | Commanders of Essequibo |
| 1793 - 22 Apr 1796 | Albertus Backer (2nd time) | Commanders of Essequibo |
| 22 Apr 1796 - 27 Mar 1802 | Abraham Jacob van Imbijze van Batenburg | Governor of Essequibo |
| 22 Apr 1796 - 27 Mar 1802 | Antony Beaujon | Commander of Demerara |
| 27 Mar 1802 - Sep 1803 | Antony Meertens | Director-general |
| 27 Mar 1802 - Sep 1803 | George Hendrik Trotz | Commander of Essequibo |
| Sep 1803 - 18 Aug 1804 | Robert Nicholson | Lieutenant governors |
| 18 Aug 1804 - 19 Oct 1805 | Antony Beaujon | Lieutenant governors |
| 19 Oct 1805 - 8 May 1806 | James Montgomery (acting) | Lieutenant governors |
| 8 May 1806 - Feb 1812 | Henry William Bentinck | Lieutenant governors |
| Feb 1812 - 11 May 1813 | Hugh Lyle Carmichael | Lieutenant governors |
| 11 May 1813 - 23 May 1813 | E. Codd (acting) | Lieutenant governors |
| 23 May 1813 - 26 Apr 1824 | John Murray | Lieutenant governors |
| 26 Apr 1824 - 21 Jul 1831 | Sir Benjamin D'Urban | Lieutenant governors |
British Guiana and Guyana
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1831 | colonies of Demerara-Essequibo and Berbice united as British Guiana | Leaders |
| 26 May 1966 | independence (Guyana) | Leaders |
| 23 Feb 1970 | Cooperative Republic of Guyana | Leaders |
| 21 Jul 1831 - 26 Jun 1833 | Sir Benjamin D'Urban | Governors |
| 26 Jun 1833 - 27 Jun 1838 | Sir James Carmichael Smyth | Governors |
| 27 Jun 1838 - 19 May 1848 | Henry Light | Governors |
| 19 May 1848 - 12 Feb 1849 | William Walker (1st time) (acting) | Governors |
| 12 Feb 1849 - 11 May 1853 | Henry Barkly | Governors |
| 11 May 1853 - 23 May 1854 | William Walker (2nd time) (acting) | Governors |
| 23 May 1854 - 7 Jan 1862 | Philip Edmond Wodehouse | Governors |
| 7 Jan 1862 - 25 Jan 1869 | Francis Hincks | Governors |
| 25 Jan 1869 - 26 Dec 1873 | Sir John Scott | Governors |
| 26 Dec 1873 - 10 Mar 1874 | E.E. Rushworth (acting) | Governors |
| 10 Mar 1874 - 8 Mar 1877 | James Robert Longden (from 1876, Sir James Robert Longden) (b. 1827 - d. 1891) | Governors |
| 8 Mar 1877 - 3 Apr 1877 | William A.G. Young (1st time) | Governors |
| 3 Apr 1877 - 13 Dec 1881 | Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright | Governors |
| 13 Dec 1881 - 4 May 1882 | William A.G. Young (2nd time) | Governors |
| 4 May 1882 - 1887 | Sir Henry Turner Irving | Governors |
| 1887 - 1888 | Charles Bruce (1st time) (acting) | Governors |
| 1888 - 23 Mar 1893 | Jenico William Joseph Preston, Viscount Gormanston (b. 1837 - d. 1907) | Governors |
| 23 Mar 1893 - 5 Jul 1893 | Sir Charles Bruce (2nd time) | Governors |
| 5 Jul 1893 - Sep 1895 | Sir Charles Cameron Lees | Governors |
| Sep 1895 - Mar 1896 | Cavendish Boyle (acting) | Governors |
| Mar 1896 - 27 Mar 1898 | Sir Augustus William Lawson Hemming (b. 1842 - d. 1907) | Governors |
| 27 Mar 1898 - 25 Dec 1901 | Sir Walter Joseph Sendall | Governors |
| 25 Dec 1901 - 26 Sep 1904 | Sir James Alexander Swettenham | Governors |
| 26 Sep 1904 - 5 Jul 1912 | Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson | Governors |
| 5 Jul 1912 - 15 Apr 1917 | Sir Walter Egerton | Governors |
| 15 Apr 1917 - 4 Apr 1923 | Sir Wilfred Collet | Governors |
| 4 Apr 1923 - 31 Aug 1925 | Sir Graeme Thomson | Governors |
| 31 Aug 1925 - 7 Nov 1928 | Sir Cecil Hunter-Rodwell | Governors |
| 7 Nov 1928 - 21 Apr 1930 | Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg | Governors |
| 9 Jun 1930 - 26 Mar 1935 | Sir Edward Brandis Denham | Governors |
| 26 Mar 1935 - 1936 | Sir Geoffry Northcote | Governors |
| 19 Nov 1937 - 7 Nov 1941 | Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson | Governors |
| 7 Nov 1941 - 1946 | Sir Gordon James Lethem | Governors |
| 12 Apr 1947 - 14 Apr 1953 | Sir Charles Campbell Woolley | Governors |
| 14 Apr 1953 - 25 Oct 1955 | Sir Alfred William Lungley Savage | Governors |
| 25 Oct 1955 - 22 Dec 1958 | Sir Patrick Muir Renison | Governors |
| 22 Dec 1958 - 7 Mar 1964 | Sir Ralph Francis Alnwick Grey | Governors |
| 7 Mar 1964 - 26 May 1966 | Sir Richard Edmonds Luyt | Governors |
| 26 May 1966 - 31 Oct 1966 | Sir Richard Edmonds Luyt | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 16 Dec 1966 - 10 Nov 1969 | Sir David James Gardiner Rose | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 10 Nov 1969 - 22 Feb 1970 | Edward Victor Luckhoo (from 1 Jan 1970, Sir Edward Victor Luckhoo) (b. 1912 - d. 1998) | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 23 Feb 1970 - 17 Mar 1970 | Sir Edward Victor Luckhoo (acting) | Presidents |
| 17 Mar 1970 - 6 Oct 1980 | Arthur Chung | Presidents |
| 6 Oct 1980 - 6 Aug 1985 | Forbes Burnham | Presidents |
| 6 Aug 1985 - 9 Oct 1992 | Desmond Hoyte | Presidents |
| 9 Oct 1992 - 6 Mar 1997 | Cheddi Jagan | Presidents |
| 6 Mar 1997 - 19 Dec 1997 | Sam Hinds | Presidents |
| 19 Dec 1997 - 11 Aug 1999 | Janet Jagan (f) | Presidents |
| 11 Aug 1999 - | Bharrat Jagdeo | Presidents |
| 30 May 1953 - 9 Oct 1953 | Cheddi Jagan | Chief minister |
| 5 Sep 1961 - 14 Dec 1964 | Cheddi Jagan | Premiers |
| 14 Dec 1964 - 26 May 1966 | Forbes Burnham | Premiers |
| 26 May 1966 - 6 Oct 1980 | Forbes Burnham | Prime ministers |
| 6 Oct 1980 - 16 Aug 1984 | Ptolemy Reid | Prime ministers |
| 16 Aug 1984 - 6 Aug 1985 | Desmond Hoyte | Prime ministers |
| 6 Aug 1985 - 9 Oct 1992 | Hamilton Green | Prime ministers |
| 9 Oct 1992 - 17 Mar 1997 | Sam Hinds (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 17 Mar 1997 - 22 Dec 1997 | Janet Jagan (f) | Prime ministers |
| 22 Dec 1997 - 9 Aug 1999 | Sam Hinds (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 9 Aug 1999 - 11 Aug 1999 | Bharrat Jagdeo | Prime ministers |
| 11 Aug 1999 - | Sam Hinds (3rd time) | Prime ministers |