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  2. Independence of Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    After 146 years of Spanish rule, a large group of British sailors and soldiers landed in the Kingston Harbour on 10 May 1655, during the Anglo-Spanish War. [4] The English, who had set their sights on Jamaica after a disastrous defeat in an earlier attempt to take the island of Hispaniola, marched toward Villa de la Vega, the administrative center of the island.

  3. Jamaican political conflict - Wikipedia

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    Jamaica gained independence in 1962, and by 1963 political parties were paying off members of the "rude boy" subculture to engage in turf warfare with political rivals. Once the JLP came to power, they would demolish a PNP sympathising slum and construct Tivoli Gardens in its place, starting in 1965.

  4. Jamaica Independence Act 1962 - Wikipedia

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    The Jamaica Independence Act 1962 (10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 40) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that granted independence to Jamaica with effect from 6 August 1962. As a result of the Act, Jamaica became the first English-speaking country in the West Indies to achieve full independence from the United Kingdom.

  5. History of Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    Jamaica's first political parties emerged in the late 1920s, while workers association and trade unions emerged in the 1930s. The development of a new Constitution in 1944, universal male suffrage, and limited self-government eventually led to Jamaican Independence in 1962 with Alexander Bustamante serving as its first prime minister. The ...

  6. Celebrate Jamaica’s 60th independence anniversary this ...

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    August 6 marks Jamaica’s 60th anniversary of independence, since the former colony gained freedom from Great Britain in 1962. In South Florida, the Consul General of Jamaica in Miami, Oliver ...

  7. Colony of Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    Other members began withdrawing soon after. After losing the referendum, Manley took Jamaica to the polls in April 1962, to secure a mandate for the island's independence. On 10 April 1962, of the 45 seats up for contention in the 1962 Jamaican general election, the JLP won 26 seats and the PNP 19. The voter turnout was 72.9%.

  8. Independence Day (Jamaica) - Wikipedia

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    The Colony of Jamaica gained its independence from the United Kingdom on 6 August 1962, following more than 300 years under British control. Black nationalism was particularly fostered in Jamaica in the first half of the 20th century, the most notable Black leader in the country being Marcus Garvey, a labor leader and an advocate of the Back-to-Africa movement, which called for everyone of ...

  9. List of wars involving Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) Spain. Spanish West Indies; Commonwealth of England: Treaties of Madrid (1667 and 1670) The English invasion of Jamaica takes place in May 1655. Spain formally cedes several territories to England, including Jamaica, in 1670. First Maroon War (1728–1740) Windward Maroons. Leeward Maroons. British Empire. Colony ...