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Election: Won by Democratic Labour Party-DLP, led by Errol Barrow and is the last election before independence. 30 November: Barbados, (led by Errol Barrow as Prime Minister) received its independence from the United Kingdom 7 December: Barbados via United Nations Security Council Resolution 230, is admitted to the United Nations. 1969
The Barbados Independence Act 1966 (c. 37) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that granted independence to Barbados with effect from 30 November 1966. The Act also provided for the granting of a new constitution to take effect upon independence, which was done by the Barbados Independence Order 1966 .
Gained independence as the Dominion of Ceylon. Renamed Sri Lanka in 1972 upon being declared a republic. Sudan: 1 January: 1956 South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011. Tanganyika: 9 December: 1961: Tanganyika became independent on 9 December 1961. It joined with Zanzibar on 25 April 1964 to form Tanzania. Tonga: 4 June: 1970
Britain continued to rule the island until independence was granted in 1966 and the state became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. From 1966 to 2021, Barbados was a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy , modelled on the Westminster system , with Elizabeth II , Queen of Barbados , as head of state .
1962 August 31 — Trinidad and Tobago gains independence from the United Kingdom. 1966 November 30 — Barbados gains independence from the United Kingdom. 1973 July 10 — The Commonwealth of The Bahamas gains independence from the United Kingdom. 1974 February 7 — Grenada gains independence from the United Kingdom.
In September 2020, the government of Barbados announced that it intends to become a republic by 30 November 2021, the 55th anniversary of its independence. [ 18 ] [ 30 ] On 30 November 2021, the day Barbados became a republic, Sandra Mason assumed office as president, replacing the Queen as head of state.
The Church of England was the official state religion until its legal disestablishment by the Parliament of Barbados following independence. [121] [122] As of 2019, 21% of Barbadians report having no religion, making the non-religious the second largest group after Anglicans. [123]
This is a timeline of the Commonwealth of Nations from the Balfour Declaration of 1926. Some regard the Balfour Declaration as the foundation of the modern Commonwealth. 1920s – 1930s – 1940s – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s – 1990s – 2000s – 2010s – 2020s 1920s (from 1926) Year Date Event 1926 25 October The Balfour Declaration of 1926 establishes the principle of the ...