Voters answered five questions about the future of the disputed land, including whether they support turning it into a Venezuelan state.
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00:00 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro celebrating a referendum result which gives Caracas sovereignty
00:06 over a region in neighbouring Guyana. Maduro claims the oil and mineral rich Esquibo was
00:12 stolen when the border was drawn up more than a century ago. But critics are sceptical of
00:17 the 10.5 million votes in favour and say very few people were seen at polling stations.
00:23 Many Guyanese considered the referendum a step towards annexation and demonstrated in
00:28 capital Georgetown on Sunday.
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