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In 2014 the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party regained power from a massive win with the leader being the "World Boss", Gaston A. Browne. [18] A snap election was called three years later, and the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party led by the incumbent Prime Minister Hon. Gaston Browne dominated the elections with a landslide victory of 15-1-1 ...
The primary focus of the independence negotiations were the situation in Barbuda, due to fears that Barbuda would attempt a rebellion similar to that in the Republic of Anguilla. A compromise was reached however, by enshrining the Barbuda Local Government Act in the future Constitution. [28] Antigua and Barbuda gained independence on 1 November ...
Carlisle was mainly interested in Barbados, although he did live to see the colonisation of Antigua. The first permanent European settlement in Antigua was a small "private speculation". [4] Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc and a group of sailors attempted to settle Antigua in 1629, but due to a lack of water, he quickly left. While a "Mr. Williams ...
Christopher Columbus was the first European to sight the islands in 1493. [13] [14] The Spanish did not colonise Antigua until after a combination of European and African diseases, malnutrition, and slavery eventually extirpated most of the native population; smallpox was probably the greatest killer. [19]
The history of Antigua and Barbuda from 1981 to 1994 began after Antigua and Barbuda gained independence from the United Kingdom on 1 November 1981. This era cemented the rule of the Bird family in Antigua, and resulted in the Barbudan independence movement being pacified for the next few decades.
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Pre-Columbian Antigua and Barbuda included the Archaic tribes, the Arawak, and possibly the Kalinago. The oldest major site on Antigua dates to c. 2900 BC, and the oldest site on Barbuda dates to c. 1875 BC. At the time, Antigua was referred to as Waladli (formerly Yarumaqui), and Barbuda was referred to as Wa'omoni.
This article covers the history of Antigua and Barbuda from emancipation in 1833 until the British Leeward Islands were federalized in the early 1870s. During this era, the economy was significantly reformed, and many Afro-Antiguan villages were established. Antigua was often formally called the Colony of Antigua during this period. This is ...