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The Order of the National Hero was first established and constituted by the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda under the National Heroes Act 1994. [2] This Act was repealed and the Order was re-established and re-constituted under the National Honours Act 1998, [1] which was amended in 2000, [3] 2001 [4] and 2015. [5]
[9] [11] In 2006, at the celebrations for Antigua's 25th independence anniversary, she was named a Dame Companion of the Order of the National Hero. [1] A decade after she was honored, she is the only woman to be declared a national hero and is recognized, along the other designees with an annual wreathe–laying on their graves. [12] [13]
Prince Klaas, also known as King Court, Tackey, or by his African name, Kwaku, was an enslaved Antiguan who was a posthumous recipient of the Most Exalted Order of the National Hero. [2] In order to establish an independent African-ruled Kingdom of Antigua and destroy the colonial white administration, Klaas launched a slave uprising that was ...
Pages in category "Recipients of the Order of the National Hero (Antigua and Barbuda)" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Sir Vere Cornwall Bird, KNH (9 December 1909 [1] – 28 June 1999) was the first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. His son, Lester Bryant Bird, succeeded him as prime minister. In 1994, he was declared a "National Hero". He was an officer in the Salvation Army for 2 years. In 1943, he became the president of the Antigua Trades and Labour ...
1 Antigua and Barbuda. 2 Australia. 3 The Bahamas. 4 Belize. 5 Canada. 6 Grenada. 7 Jamaica. 8 New Zealand. 9 Papua New Guinea. ... Order of the National Hero [1 ...
The PLM headed the government from 1971 to 1976. During his tenure as premier of Antigua and Barbuda, Walter was the representative of All Saints, which was then one constituency. After his premiership he was appointed as leader of the opposition from 1976 to 1979. [2]
Recipients of the Order of the National Hero (Antigua and Barbuda) (7 P) Pages in category "Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of Antigua and Barbuda" This category contains only the following page.