əkˈɜːɹɪŋ lˈɛs ðɐn tˈuː jˈɪɹz ˈæftɚ ɡaɪˈɑːnəz ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns fɹʌmðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm, ɪt kˈɑːnstɪtˌuːɾᵻd ðə kˈʌntɹiz ˈɜːlɪɪst ænd mˈoʊst sᵻvˈɪɹ tˈɛst ʌv stˈeɪthʊd ænd sˈoʊʃəl sˌɑːlɪdˈæɹᵻɾi.
Occurring less than two years after Guyana’s independence from the United Kingdom, it constituted the country’s earliest and most severe test of statehood and social solidarity.