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| Barbados | |
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| Capital and largest city | Bridgetown |
| Official languages | English |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
• President | Sandra Mason |
• Prime Minister | Mia Mottley |
| Area | |
• Total | 439 km² |
| Population | |
• 2019 estimate | 287,025 |
Barbados is an island country in the Caribbean.
History[edit | edit source]
British colonization[edit | edit source]
England colonized Barbados starting in 1625. In the 1630s, they began importing slaves from Africa to work on sugar plantations. In April 1816, Bussa led a slave rebellion against the British and destroyed 20% of the cane fields on the island.[1] Slavery was banned in 1838 in the British West Indies, including Barbados.[2]
Independence[edit | edit source]
Barbados became independent from the United Kingdom in 1966, but Queen Elizabeth remained the head of state until a republic was established in 2021.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lewis Eliot (2021-12-16). "It’s all in the flag: Bussa’s Rebellion and the 200-year fight to end British rule in Barbados" The Conversation. Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ↑ Jacqueline Luqman (2021-12-09). "Britain’s Legacy of Brutal Slavery in Barbados" Hood Communist. Archived from the original on 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2022-09-04.