Rupununi uprising

Rupununi uprising
	; Damage to the Lethem police station from rebel bazookas
Date	2–4 January 1969
Location	Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo
Result	Guyanese victory
Belligerents
Guyana Guyana Defence Force;	Rupununi rebels
Commanders and leaders
Forbes Burnham;	Valerie Hart; Elmo Hart; James Hart; Averrel John Melville
Strength
200 soldiers	120–300 rebels
Casualties and losses
5 police officers killed; 2 civilians killed; 20 total wounded;	2–3 Amerindians killed; 28 rebels arrested;

The Rupununi uprising was a secessionist insurrection in Guyana that began on 2 January 1969 led by cattle ranchers who sought to control 22,300 square miles (58,000 km²) of land. Occurring less than two years after Guyana’s independence from the United Kingdom, it constituted the country’s earliest and most severe test of statehood and social solidarity. The rebels were ultimately dispersed by the Guyana Defence Force, with the group's leaders fleeing to Venezuela.

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