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Bussa (/ ˈ b ʌ s ə /) was born a free man in West Africa of possible Igbo descent and was captured by African merchants, sold to European slave traders and transported to Barbados in the late 18th century as a slave, where under the Barbados Slave Code slavery had been legal since 1661. [3]
The Order of National Heroes is the supreme honour within the national honours system of Barbados and was established by the Order of National Heroes Act 1998 by the Parliament of Barbados. [1] Members are referred to as National Heroes, and are accorded the style "The Right Excellent". The Order recognises the most prominent figures in ...
In April 1998, the Order of National Heroes Act was passed by the Parliament of Barbados. According to the government, the act established that 28 April (the centenary of the birth of Sir Grantley Adams) would be celebrated as National Heroes' Day. The act also declared that there are ten national heroes of Barbados, all of whom would be ...
Her courage, perseverance and commitment to religious freedom set Sarah Ann Gill apart even among the unnumbered fine Christian stewards of her day. Many primary schools in Barbados are now annually remembering her by celebrating National Heroes Day. An annual "Sarah Ann Gill Memorial Lecture" has been given since 2007. [4] [5]
On the first day of Barbados as a parliamentary presidential republic, the government conferred the title of National Hero to singer Rihanna in 2021, raising the number to eleven National Heroes. The eleven official National Heroes of Barbados are: Bussa (−1816) Sarah Ann Gill (1795–1866) Samuel Jackman Prescod (1806–1871)
It is located in Barbados, east of Bridgetown at centre of the J.T.C. Ramsay roundabout formed at the junction of the ABC Highway and Highway 5. Many Barbadians refer to the statue as Bussa, the name of a slave who helped inspire a revolt against the plantocracy society in Barbados in 1816, though the statue is not actually sculpted to be Bussa.
Sir Frank Leslie Walcott, KA, OBE (16 September 1916 – 24 February 1999) was a Barbadian trade unionist, politician, ambassador and one of the eleven National Heroes of Barbados. [1] He played a key role in organizing the Barbados labour movement and was a major figure in stimulating participation in the nation's political process. [2]
Sir Hugh Worrell Springer GCMG CBE [1] (22 June 1913 – 14 April 1994) [2] was the organiser and first general secretary of the Barbados Workers' Union, and Barbados' fourth governor-general. [3] He was a lawyer, politician and public servant. [4] By an act of Parliament in 1998, Springer was named as one of the eleven National Heroes of ...