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Arbitral Award Issued

Name: Arbitral Award Issued
Start: 1899-10-03
Location: Paris

When: 3 October 1899
Where: Paris
Part of: Anglo-Venezuelan boundary arbitration concludes in Paris, October 1899

The tribunal ruled largely in favor of Britain on 3 October 1899, establishing the border basis for modern Guyana.

The Paris Arbitral Award resolved the boundary dispute between Venezuela and British Guiana. The ruling was largely in favor of Britain. Territory based on the award is controlled by Guyana today, excluding the Venezuelan-controlled Ankoko Island. The Northwestern border of the Essequibo follows the 1905 border established by the British-Venezuelan Mixed Boundary Commission in accordance with the award.

Sources

Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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