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{{Infobox country|name=Antigua and Barbuda|capital=St. John's|largest_city=St. John's|government_type=Parliamentary constitutional monarchy|image_map=Antigua_and_Barbuda_map.svg|map_width=290|common_languages=Antiguan and Barbudan Creole<br>English|area_km2=440|population_estimate=100,772|population_estimate_year=2022}} | {{Infobox country|name=Antigua and Barbuda|image_flag=Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg.png|image_coat=Coat of arms of Antigua and Barbuda.svg.png|capital=St. John's|largest_city=St. John's|government_type=Parliamentary constitutional monarchy|leader_title1=Monarch|leader_name1=[[Charles III]]|leader_title2=Prime Minister|leader_name2=[[Gaston Browne]]|image_map=Antigua_and_Barbuda_map.svg|map_width=290|common_languages=Antiguan and Barbudan Creole<br>English|area_km2=440|population_estimate=100,772|population_estimate_year=2022}} | ||
'''Antigua and Barbuda''' is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean. | '''Antigua and Barbuda''' is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean. It is a former colony of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|British]], and retains the British Monarch, [[Charles Windsor|Charles III]], as its head of state.<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|author=Dr. Matthew Quest|newspaper=Black Agenda Report|title=Enclosure, Dispossession and Disaster Capitalism in Antigua and Barbuda|date=2018-06-13|url=https://blackagendareport.com/enclosure-dispossession-and-disaster-capitalism-antigua-and-barbuda|retrieved=2023-12-31}}</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
In | === British Rule === | ||
In 1685, the British leased the island of Barbuda to the [[Slavery|slaveholding]] Codrington family. Enslaved Africans organized a series of rebellions between 1741 and 1835. In 1834, the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922)|British]] tried to transport slaves in Barbuda to Antigua, but they rebelled, took control of Barbuda, and established communal ownership of land.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
=== Independence === | |||
In 1981 Antigua and Barbuda were granted independence from the United Kingdom leading to a politically dominant Antigua as the island holds over 95% of the nations population. | |||
Hurricane Irma devastated Barbuda in 2017 leading to the majority of the residents moving to Antigua as refugees. The [[Antigua Labor Party]] (ALP) lead by Prime Minister [[Gaston Browne]] took this opportunity to start taking control of Barbudan land, and selling it to American tourism firms. <ref name=":1" /> | |||
In 2019, Prime Minister Browne demanded reparations from [[Harvard University]], which received hundreds of acres of land from the Codringtons.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Matsemala Odom|newspaper=[[The Burning Spear]]|title=Africans in Antigua and Barbuda fight for land, demand reparations|date=2021-03-15|url=https://www.theburningspear.com/2021/03/Africans-in-Antigua-and-Barbuda-fight-for-land-demand-reparations|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613145032/https://www.theburningspear.com/2021/03/Africans-in-Antigua-and-Barbuda-fight-for-land-demand-reparations|archive-date=2021-06-13|retrieved=2022-08-13}}</ref> | |||
== Economy == | == Economy == | ||
Latest revision as of 17:24, 31 December 2023
| Antigua and Barbuda | |
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| Capital and largest city | St. John's |
| Common languages | Antiguan and Barbudan Creole English |
| Government | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Charles III |
• Prime Minister | Gaston Browne |
| Area | |
• Total | 440 km² |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 100,772 |
Antigua and Barbuda is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean. It is a former colony of the British, and retains the British Monarch, Charles III, as its head of state.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
British Rule[edit | edit source]
In 1685, the British leased the island of Barbuda to the slaveholding Codrington family. Enslaved Africans organized a series of rebellions between 1741 and 1835. In 1834, the British tried to transport slaves in Barbuda to Antigua, but they rebelled, took control of Barbuda, and established communal ownership of land.[2]
Independence[edit | edit source]
In 1981 Antigua and Barbuda were granted independence from the United Kingdom leading to a politically dominant Antigua as the island holds over 95% of the nations population.
Hurricane Irma devastated Barbuda in 2017 leading to the majority of the residents moving to Antigua as refugees. The Antigua Labor Party (ALP) lead by Prime Minister Gaston Browne took this opportunity to start taking control of Barbudan land, and selling it to American tourism firms. [1]
In 2019, Prime Minister Browne demanded reparations from Harvard University, which received hundreds of acres of land from the Codringtons.[2]
Economy[edit | edit source]
Antigua and Barbuda's economy relies on oil exports and tourism from the Global North. 82% of workers in Antigua and Barbuda work in the service industry.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dr. Matthew Quest (2018-06-13). "Enclosure, Dispossession and Disaster Capitalism in Antigua and Barbuda" Black Agenda Report. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsemala Odom (2021-03-15). "Africans in Antigua and Barbuda fight for land, demand reparations" The Burning Spear. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2022-08-13.