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{{Infobox country|name=Jamaica|native_name=Jumieka|image_flag=Jamaican flag.svg|capital=Kingston|largest_city=Kingston|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|image_map=Jamaica map.svg|map_width=260|official_languages=English|common_languages=Jamaican Patois|area_km2=10,991|population_estimate=2,818,596|population_estimate_year=2022}}
{{Infobox country|name=Jamaica|native_name=Jumieka|image_flag=Jamaican flag.svg|image_coat=Coat of arms of Jamaica.svg|capital=Kingston|largest_city=Kingston|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|government_type=Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy|leader_title1=Monarch|leader_name1=[[Charles III]]|leader_title2=Governor-General|leader_name2=[[Patrick Allen]]|leader_title3=Prime Minister|leader_name3=[[Andrew Holness]]|image_map=Jamaica map.svg|map_width=260|official_languages=English|common_languages=Jamaican Patois|area_km2=10,991|population_estimate=2,818,596|population_estimate_year=2022}}


'''Jamaica''' is an island country in the Caribbean Sea.
'''Jamaica''' is an island country in the Caribbean Sea.
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In 1952, [[Canada]] and the [[United States of America|USA]] took over Jamaica's bauxite reserves.
In 1952, [[Canada]] and the [[United States of America|USA]] took over Jamaica's bauxite reserves.


In 1962, Jamaica became independent from the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|British]]. [[Norman Manley]]'s [[People's National Party]] invited foreign companies into the country, allowing them to extract raw materials. Norman's son [[Michael Manley]] came to power in the early 1970s on a [[Democratic socialism|democratic socialist]] agenda. He created the [[International Bauxite Association]], which consisted of Jamaica and six other countries. However, the country continued to rely on [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]] aid.<ref name=":1222">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2008|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World|chapter=Kingston|page=225–6|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf|publisher=The New Press|isbn=9781595583420|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref>
In 1962, Jamaica became independent from the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|British]]. [[Norman Manley]]'s [[People's National Party]] invited foreign companies into the country, allowing them to extract raw materials. Norman's son [[Michael Manley]] came to power in the early 1970s on a [[Democratic socialism|democratic socialist]] agenda. He created the [[International Bauxite Association]], which consisted of Jamaica and six other countries. The IBA failed after [[Commonwealth of Australia|Australia]] and [[Federative Republic of Brazil|Brazil]] refused to sell bauxite at the agreed price, and Jamaica continued to rely on [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]] aid.<ref name=":1222">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2008|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World|chapter=Kingston|page=225–7|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf|publisher=The New Press|isbn=9781595583420|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref>


The [[United States of America|USA]] tried to stop Michael Manley from being reelected in 1976 after he supported the [[People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola|MPLA]] in [[Angola]] and established diplomatic relations with [[Republic of Cuba|Cuba]].<ref>{{Citation|author=William Blum|year=2002|title=Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower|chapter=A Concise History of United States Global Interventions,
The [[United States of America|USA]] tried to stop Michael Manley from being reelected in 1976 after he supported the [[People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola|MPLA]] in [[Angola]] and established diplomatic relations with [[Republic of Cuba|Cuba]].<ref>{{Citation|author=William Blum|year=2002|title=Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower|chapter=A Concise History of United States Global Interventions,

Latest revision as of 18:54, 8 January 2024

Jamaica
Jumieka
Flag of Jamaica
Flag
Coat of arms of Jamaica
Coat of arms
Location of Jamaica
Capital
and largest city
Kingston
Official languagesEnglish
Common languagesJamaican Patois
Dominant mode of productionCapitalism
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Charles III
• Governor-General
Patrick Allen
• Prime Minister
Andrew Holness
Area
• Total
10,991 km²
Population
• 2022 estimate
2,818,596


Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea.

History[edit | edit source]

In 1952, Canada and the USA took over Jamaica's bauxite reserves.

In 1962, Jamaica became independent from the British. Norman Manley's People's National Party invited foreign companies into the country, allowing them to extract raw materials. Norman's son Michael Manley came to power in the early 1970s on a democratic socialist agenda. He created the International Bauxite Association, which consisted of Jamaica and six other countries. The IBA failed after Australia and Brazil refused to sell bauxite at the agreed price, and Jamaica continued to rely on IMF aid.[1]

The USA tried to stop Michael Manley from being reelected in 1976 after he supported the MPLA in Angola and established diplomatic relations with Cuba.[2] The CIA sent weapons to Manley's opponents and attempted to assassinate him.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Vijay Prashad (2008). The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World: 'Kingston' (pp. 225–7). [PDF] The New Press. ISBN 9781595583420 [LG]
  2. William Blum (2002). Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower: 'A Concise History of United States Global Interventions, 1945 to the Present' (p. 125). [PDF] Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 9781842772201 [LG]
  3. William Blum (2002). Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower: 'Perverting Elections' (p. 146). [PDF] Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 9781842772201 [LG]