| 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
British colonization
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
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
- ↑ 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.