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History of French Guiana

Background: First settled by the French in 1604, French Guiana was the site of notorious penal settlements until 1951. The European Space Agency launches its communication satellites from Kourou.

French Guiana became an overseas départements of France on March 19, 1946.

See also : French Guiana



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