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Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (or Saint Christopher, Nevis, and Anguilla) was a British colony in the West Indies from 1882 to 1983, consisting of the islands of Anguilla (until 1980), Nevis, and Saint Christopher (or Saint Kitts). From 1882 to 1951, and again from 1980, the colony was known simply as Saint Christopher and Nevis.
Saint Kitts and Nevis (/-ˈ k ɪ t s ... ˈ n iː v ɪ s / ⓘ), officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, [7] is an island country consisting of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, both located in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands chain of the Lesser Antilles.
*Anguilla left the Union of St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla officially on 29 October 1980 and remained a British territory, leaving St Kitts and Nevis to achieve independence within the Commonwealth. Over time, the associated states moved to full independence, the first being Grenada in 1974.
The islands remained in the Leeward Islands Federation until they joined the failed West Indies Federation from 1958 to 1962, in which Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla was a separate state. Robert Bradshaw was the Minister of Finance for the short-lived country. Flag of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1958 - 1983)
The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, also known as Saint Christopher and Nevis, [1] is a sovereign federal two-island nation located in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean Sea. [2] It is the smallest nation in the Americas , in both area and population .
Between 1816 and 1833, the Leewards were divided into two groups: St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla and Antigua-Barbuda-Montserrat, each with its own Governor. In 1833, all the Leeward Islands were brought together, and Dominica was added, remaining as part of the group until 1940.
In 1980, Anguilla achieved separation, and the state was renamed Saint Christopher and Nevis. Sir Probyn Ellsworth Inniss, 13 April 1980 – 26 November 1981, continued; Clement Athelston Arrindell, November 1981–19 September 1983; On 19 September 1983, Saint Kitts and Nevis achieved independence from the United Kingdom.
On 27 February 1967, Britain granted the territory of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla the status of "associated state", with its own constitution and a considerable degree of self-government. Many Anguillans strenuously objected to the continuing political subservience to Saint Kitts, and on 30 May (known as Anguilla Day), the Saint Kitts ...