ðə fˈɜːst mˈeɪdʒɚ slˈeɪv ɹᵻvˈoʊlt ɪn sˈaʊθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə, ɪɾ ɪz sˈiːn æz ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ᵻvˈɛnt ɪn ɡaɪˈɑːnəz ˈæntaɪkəlˈoʊnɪəl stɹˈʌɡəlz, ænd wɛn ɡaɪˈɑːnə bɪkˌeɪm ɐ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ðə stˈeɪt dᵻklˈɛɹd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi æz ɐ dˈeɪ tə kəmˈɛmɚɹˌeɪt ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌvðə bˈɜːbɪs slˈeɪv ɹᵻvˈoʊlt.
The first major slave revolt in South America, it is seen as a major event in Guyana's anti-colonial struggles, and when Guyana became a republic in 1970 the state declared 23 February as a day to commemorate the start of the Berbice slave revolt.