ŠIFTA, M. (2024): Venezuela versus Guyana: letitý spor o území Esequibo. Geografické rozhledy, 33(3), 20–21.

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Abstrakt: Mezi Venezuelou a Guyanou, dvěma státy na severu Jižní Ameriky, existuje už od doby kolonialismu spor o území zvané Esequibo. Je pod správou Guyany, ale nárokuje si ho i Venezuela. Spor o toto území ožil potom, co ve výsostných vodách náležejících k Esequibu byly v roce 2015 objeveny rozsáhlé zásoby ropy. Napětí mezi oběma zeměmi vzrostlo, když venezuelský prezident Maduro v prosince 2023 vyhlásil ve své zemi referendum o anexi Esequiba k Venezuele.

Klíčová slova: Esequibo, sporné území, Guyana, Venezuela, ropa, Maduro

Abstract (EN): Venezuela vs. Guyana: The age-old dispute over the Essequibo territory. Between Venezuela and Guyana, two countries in the north of South America, there has been a dispute over the territory called Essequibo since the colonial times. Now it is administered by Guyana, but it is also claimed by Venezuela. The dispute over this territory reappeared after large oil reserves were discovered in 2015 in the sovereign waters belonging to Essequibo (i.e. Guyana). Tension between the two countries has risen when Venezuelan President Maduro announced a referendum in his country in December 2023 on the annexation of Essequibo by Venezuela.

Keywords (EN): Essequibo, disputed territory, Guyana, Venezuela, oil, Maduro