National Hero
The anniversary of the Cuffy slave rebellion, 23 February, has been Republic Day in Guyana since 1970. Cuffy is commemorated in the 1763 Monument in the Square of the Revolution in the capital Georgetown.
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Famous quotes containing the words national and/or hero:
“Not one of our national officers ever has had a dollar of salary. I retire on full pay!”
—Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906)
“The hero is commonly the simplest and obscurest of men.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)