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The Story of

Belize

1798 – 2019

Sovereign state in Central America

  1. Battle of St. George's Caye

    10 September 1798

    The Battle of St. George's Caye was a military engagement that lasted from 3 to 10 September 1798, off the coast of British Honduras (present-day Belize).

  2. 2005 Belize unrest

    2005

    Two separate but related incidents of civil unrest in the Central American country of Belize occurred in January and April.

  3. Belizean territorial dispute referendum, 2019

    8 May 2019

    A referendum on the territorial dispute with Guatemala was held in Belize on 8 May 2019. Voters were asked whether the territorial dispute with neighbouring Guatemala should be referred to the International Court of Justice.