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The first written records in the history of Dominica began in November 1493, when Christopher Columbus spotted the island. Prior to European contact, Dominica was inhabited by the Arawak. Dominica was a French colony from 1715 until the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763, and then became a British colony from 1763 to 1978. It became an ...
Dominica gained prominence on the international music stage when in 1973, Gordon Henderson founded the group Exile One and an original musical genre, which he called "Cadence-lypso". This paved the way for modern Creole music. Other musical genres include "Jing ping" and "Cadence". Jing ping features the accordion and is native to the island.
Category: History of Dominica by period. 9 languages. ... Years in Dominica (6 C) This page was last edited on 16 July 2019, at 02:53 (UTC). Text ...
This article lists the governors and other administrators of Dominica (where known), during its time as a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain (1761–1778; 1784–1800), the Kingdom of France (1778–1784), and the United Kingdom (1800–1978).
Category: History of Dominica. 31 languages. ... History of Dominica by period (5 C) History of Dominica by topic (3 C) B. History books about Dominica (1 P) E.
This article lists the heads of government of Dominica. ... Time in office 1 Edward Oliver LeBlanc (1923–2004) 1970: 1 March 1967 27 July 1974 7 years, 148 days DLP: 2
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Dominica: Dominica – sovereign island nation located in the Caribbean Sea. [1] In Latin, its name means "Sunday", which was the day on which it was discovered by Christopher Columbus. Dominica's pre-Columbian name was Wai'tu kubuli, which means "Tall is her body". [2]