Knowledge

Murder of Bernard Darke

Source 📝

132: 147:'s government said that the House of Israel was a private army for the People's National Congress, and the group was reported to be a "brutal force in street demonstrations". On behalf of the PNC, the House of Israel also engaged in 166:
of a government and PNC offices three days earlier, resulting in a violent clash between political factions. During the clash, Darke, a bystander, was stabbed to death by some of the rioters. According to Jesuit author
143:, a tabloid paper described as being "extremely critical" of the People's National Congress. The House of Israel was a cult founded by David Hill, an American fugitive known as Rabbi Edward Washington. Opponents of 690: 650: 675: 52:
described the murder as "the low point of democracy in Guyana" and, for those in the media, "perhaps the most traumatic event of the Burnham regime."
670: 660: 39: 194:
In July 1986, Washington and some of his key associates were charged with the murder of Darke. After pleading guilty to the lesser charge of
533: 477: 444: 290: 263: 665: 116: 680: 171:, Darke was stabbed to death by a faction of Forbes Burnham partisans. He was working part-time as a photographer for the 191:
in the 1980s as, "fighting against corruption and freedom of the press" that were "muffled" by the Burnham government.
43: 578: 123:. There, he continued his interests in photography and scouting, where he was scout leader from 1962 until his death. 255:
Dependency and Socialism in the Modern Caribbean: Superpower Intervention in Guyana, Jamaica, and Grenada, 1970-1985
402: 215: 655: 472: 61: 35: 685: 376: 306: 556: 506: 630: 645: 551: 501: 176: 120: 529: 440: 430: 422: 286: 259: 249: 89: 30: 426: 280: 81: 499:
Oakland, Ross (10 December 1980). "The volatile battle to enter Guyana's halls of power".
467: 184: 148: 608: 131: 436:
In Darkness and Secrecy: The Anthropology of Assault Sorcery and Witchcraft in Amazonia
168: 144: 100: 17: 639: 582: 180: 155: 85: 48: 195: 135:
Members of the House of Israel pursue Bernard Darke on the morning of 14 July 1979.
69: 434: 253: 560: 549:
Horgan, Denys (29 August 1980). "Don't send newsprint to Guyana, editor urges".
510: 163: 77: 93: 65: 108: 158:
and two supporters within his Working People's Alliance were charged with
104: 73: 72:, then became a Jesuit in 1946. He was reported to have been involved in 313:. Vol. 8, no. 163. Georgetown, Guyana. 17 July 1993. p. 6 340: 338: 336: 334: 332: 330: 328: 345: 25: 21: 187:, the newspaper's editor. Kaieteur News describes Morrison and the 159: 130: 371: 369: 367: 282:
Ethno-politics and Power Sharing in Guyana: History and Discourse
112: 60:
Darke was born in 1925. He attended St Peter's College in
383:. Washington, Pennsylvania. AP. 16 July 1979. p. D3 258:. Lanham, Massachusetts: Lexington Books. p. 210. 198:, Washington received a fifteen-year prison sentence. 416: 414: 412: 183:, the target of the assassins may have been Father 151:activities and the disruption of public meetings. 216:"Thirty Years Since Guyana-Based Priest's Murder" 222:. The Caribbean World News Network. 14 July 2009 250:"Guyana: The Adoption of Cooperative Socialism" 8: 631:Darke's camera mystery solved after 35 years 468:"Jesuits remember priest murdered in Guyana" 572: 570: 579:"A closer look at 'The Catholic Standard'" 139:In 1979, Darke was a photographer for the 439:. Duke University Press. pp. 74–75. 34:, was stabbed to death by members of the 577:Rooplall, Dwijendra (25 December 2013). 691:People assassinated in the 20th century 207: 38:, a religious cult closely tied to the 243: 241: 239: 237: 480:from the original on 11 December 2013 427:"Dark Shamans and the Shamanic State" 76:and to have developed an interest in 7: 651:Royal Navy personnel of World War II 88:. During the 1950s, Darke taught at 46:demonstrations of the PNC. Guyana's 528:. Simon and Schuster. p. 315. 14: 676:July 1979 events in South America 609:"Bastille Day – Georgetown, 1979" 403:"Scouting in Guyana 1909 to 2009" 179:. According to a 2013 article in 16:On 14 July 1979 Bernard Darke, a 671:Assassinated British journalists 28:priest and photographer for the 661:Martyred Roman Catholic priests 377:"British Priest Dies in Guyana" 1: 307:"The Murder of Father Darke" 707: 40:People's National Congress 44:Working People's Alliance 524:Martin, Malachi (2013). 433:; Wright, Robin (eds.). 248:Rose, Euclid A. (2002). 666:Guyanese murder victims 607:Malcolm Rodrigues SJ. 136: 117:St. Stanislaus College 64:. Darke served in the 42:, while photographing 279:Hinds, David (2011). 134: 103:in 1960 and became a 681:20th-century Jesuits 352:. Jesuits in Britain 552:The Globe and Mail 502:The Globe and Mail 431:Whitehead, Neil L. 423:Whitehead, Neil L. 346:"Bernard Darke SJ" 177:Georgetown, Guyana 137: 405:. 16 August 2009. 381:Observer-Reporter 220:Bahamas Spectator 189:Catholic Standard 173:Catholic Standard 141:Catholic Standard 90:Wimbledon College 31:Catholic Standard 698: 656:Guyanese Jesuits 620: 618: 616: 611:. Thinking Faith 594: 593: 591: 589: 574: 565: 564: 546: 540: 539: 521: 515: 514: 496: 490: 489: 487: 485: 464: 458: 457: 455: 453: 418: 407: 406: 399: 393: 392: 390: 388: 373: 362: 361: 359: 357: 342: 323: 322: 320: 318: 303: 297: 296: 276: 270: 269: 245: 232: 231: 229: 227: 212: 154:On 14 July 1979 706: 705: 701: 700: 699: 697: 696: 695: 636: 635: 627: 614: 612: 606: 603: 601:Further reading 598: 597: 587: 585: 576: 575: 568: 548: 547: 543: 536: 523: 522: 518: 498: 497: 493: 483: 481: 466: 465: 461: 451: 449: 447: 421:Vidal, Silvia; 420: 419: 410: 401: 400: 396: 386: 384: 375: 374: 365: 355: 353: 344: 343: 326: 316: 314: 305: 304: 300: 293: 278: 277: 273: 266: 247: 246: 235: 225: 223: 214: 213: 209: 204: 185:Andrew Morrison 149:strike breaking 129: 58: 36:House of Israel 12: 11: 5: 704: 702: 694: 693: 688: 686:1979 in Guyana 683: 678: 673: 668: 663: 658: 653: 648: 638: 637: 634: 633: 626: 625:External links 623: 622: 621: 602: 599: 596: 595: 566: 541: 535:978-1476751887 534: 516: 491: 459: 445: 408: 394: 363: 324: 298: 291: 271: 264: 233: 206: 205: 203: 200: 169:Malachi Martin 145:Forbes Burnham 128: 125: 101:British Guiana 99:Darke went to 57: 54: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 703: 692: 689: 687: 684: 682: 679: 677: 674: 672: 669: 667: 664: 662: 659: 657: 654: 652: 649: 647: 644: 643: 641: 632: 629: 628: 624: 610: 605: 604: 600: 584: 583:Kaieteur News 580: 573: 571: 567: 562: 558: 554: 553: 545: 542: 537: 531: 527: 520: 517: 512: 508: 504: 503: 495: 492: 479: 475: 474: 469: 463: 460: 448: 446:9780822333456 442: 438: 437: 432: 428: 424: 417: 415: 413: 409: 404: 398: 395: 382: 378: 372: 370: 368: 364: 351: 350:jesuit.org.uk 347: 341: 339: 337: 335: 333: 331: 329: 325: 312: 311:Stabroek News 308: 302: 299: 294: 292:9780982806104 288: 284: 283: 275: 272: 267: 265:9780739104484 261: 257: 256: 251: 244: 242: 240: 238: 234: 221: 217: 211: 208: 201: 199: 197: 192: 190: 186: 182: 181:Kaieteur News 178: 175:newspaper of 174: 170: 165: 161: 157: 156:Walter Rodney 152: 150: 146: 142: 133: 126: 124: 122: 118: 114: 110: 106: 102: 97: 95: 91: 87: 83: 79: 75: 71: 67: 63: 56:Bernard Darke 55: 53: 51: 50: 49:Stabroek News 45: 41: 37: 33: 32: 27: 23: 19: 613:. Retrieved 586:. Retrieved 550: 544: 525: 519: 500: 494: 482:. Retrieved 471: 462: 450:. Retrieved 435: 397: 385:. Retrieved 380: 354:. Retrieved 349: 315:. Retrieved 310: 301: 281: 274: 254: 224:. Retrieved 219: 210: 196:manslaughter 193: 188: 172: 164:firebombings 153: 140: 138: 98: 70:World War II 59: 47: 29: 15: 646:1979 deaths 78:photography 68:during the 62:Southbourne 640:Categories 615:7 December 484:7 December 202:References 121:Georgetown 66:Royal Navy 561:386867729 511:386849854 109:scripture 107:teaching 96:in 1958. 92:. He was 82:formation 80:while in 557:ProQuest 507:ProQuest 478:Archived 425:(2004). 162:for the 105:lecturer 94:ordained 86:Heythrop 74:scouting 526:Jesuits 24:-based 20:-born, 18:British 588:11 May 559:  532:  509:  452:14 May 443:  387:14 May 356:14 May 317:14 May 289:  262:  226:14 May 127:Murder 26:Jesuit 22:Guyana 429:. In 160:arson 617:2013 590:2015 530:ISBN 486:2013 454:2015 441:ISBN 389:2015 358:2015 319:2015 287:ISBN 260:ISBN 228:2015 113:math 111:and 473:ICN 119:in 115:at 84:at 642:: 581:. 569:^ 555:. 505:. 476:. 470:. 411:^ 379:. 366:^ 348:. 327:^ 309:. 285:. 252:. 236:^ 218:. 619:. 592:. 563:. 538:. 513:. 488:. 456:. 391:. 360:. 321:. 295:. 268:. 230:.

Index

British
Guyana
Jesuit
Catholic Standard
House of Israel
People's National Congress
Working People's Alliance
Stabroek News
Southbourne
Royal Navy
World War II
scouting
photography
formation
Heythrop
Wimbledon College
ordained
British Guiana
lecturer
scripture
math
St. Stanislaus College
Georgetown

Forbes Burnham
strike breaking
Walter Rodney
arson
firebombings
Malachi Martin

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.