| WE
THE PEOPLE OF THE CO-OPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA, |
| |
the
proud heirs of the indomitable spirit and unconquerable
will of our forefathers who by their sacrifices, their
blood and their labour made rich and fertile and bequeathed
to us as our inalienable patrimony for all time this
green land of Guyana, |
| SALUTING |
the
epic struggles waged by our forefathers for freedom,
justice and human dignity and their relentless hostility
to imperialist and colonial domination and all other
forms and manifestations of oppression; |
| ACCLAIMING |
those
immortal leaders who in the vanguard of battle kept
aloft in the banner of freedom by the example of their
courage, their fortitude and their martyrdom, whose
names and deeds being forever enshrined in our hearts
we forever respect, honour and revere; |
| INSPIRED |
by
the glorious victory of 26th May, 1966, when after centuries
of heroic resistance and revolutionary endeavor we liberated
ourselves from colonial bondage, won political independence
and became free to mold our own destiny; |
| CONSCIOUS |
of
the fact that to bring about conditions necessary for
the full flowering of the creative genius of the people
of Guyana formal political sovereignty must be complemented
by economic independence and cultural emancipation; |
HAVING
ESTABLISHED |
the
Republic on 23rd February, 1970, to reinforce our determination
to chart an independent course of development in conformity
with our historical experience, our cultural heritage
and our common aspirations; |
| PLEDGED |
to
defend our national sovereignty, to respect human dignity
and to cherish and uphold the principles of freedom,
equality and democracy and all other fundamental human
rights; |
| DEDICATED |
to
the principle that the people of Guyana are entitled
as of right to enjoy the highest possible standard of
living and quality of life consistent with their work
and the possibilities of the country's resources; |
| CONVINCED |
that
the organisation of the State and society on socialist
principles is the only means of ensuring social and
economic justice for all of the people of Guyana; and,
therefore, |
BEING
MOTIVATED |
and
guided by the principles of socialism; |
| BEING
OPPOSED |
to
all social, economic and political systems which permit
the exploitation of man by man; and |
| ACKNOWLEDGING |
our
common purpose of national cohesion and our common destiny
as one people and one nation, |
DO
SOLEMNLY
RESOLVE |
to
establish the State on foundations of social and economic
justice, and accordingly by popular consensus, after
full, free and open discussion, debate and participation, |
| DO
ADOPT |
the
following – |
