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Saint Helena is one of the three constituent parts of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha,a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. Saint Helena is a remote volcanic tropical island 1,950 km (1,210 mi) west of the coast of south-western Africa,and 4,000 km (2,500 mi) east of Rio de Janeiro in South America.
Saint Helena has a known history of over 500 years since its recorded discovery by the Portuguese in 1502. Claiming to be Britain's second oldest colony,after Bermuda,this is one of the most remote settlements in the world and was for several centuries of vital strategic importance to ships sailing to Europe from Asia and South Africa. Since the early 19th century,the British occasionally used the island as a place of exile,most notably for Napoleon Bonaparte,Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo and over 5,000 Boer prisoners.
Colonel Sir Thomas Robert Gore Browne was a British colonial administrator,who was Governor of St Helena,Governor of New Zealand,Governor of Tasmania and Governor of Bermuda.
Jamestown is the capital city of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha,located on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is also the historic main settlement of the island and is on its north-western coast. Before the development of the port at Rupert's Bay,it was the island's only port and the centre of the island's road and communications network. It was founded when colonists from the English East India Company settled on the island in 1659 and was briefly occupied by the Dutch East India Company in 1673 before being recaptured. Many of the buildings built by the East India Company in the 18th century survive and give the town its distinctive Georgian flavour.
The Governor of Saint Helena is the representative of the monarch in Saint Helena,a constituent part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. The governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The current governor of Saint Helena has been Nigel Phillips since 13 August 2022.
The governor of Tristan de Cunha is the representative of the monarch in Tristan da Cunha,a constituent part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. The governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The role of the governor is to act as the de facto head of state.
Sir Edward Hay Drummond-Hay was a British naval officer,diplomat and colonial administrator.
The Governor of Ascension is the representative of the monarch in Ascension Island,a constituent part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. He is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government,his role is to act as the de facto head of state.
Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island,7°56′south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from the coast of Africa and 1,400 miles (2,300 km) from the coast of South America. It is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha,of which the main island,Saint Helena,is around 800 miles (1,300 km) to the southeast. The territory also includes the sparsely populated Tristan da Cunha archipelago,2,300 miles (3,700 km) to the south,about halfway to the Antarctic Circle.
Jonathan is a Seychelles giant tortoise,a subspecies of the Aldabra giant tortoise;he is the oldest known living land animal. Jonathan resides on the island of Saint Helena,a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean.
St. Paul's is one of eight districts of the island of Saint Helena,part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is the second-most heavily populated district on the island and is located on its northwestern coast.
Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic and consisting of the island of Saint Helena,Ascension Island,and the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha. Its name was Saint Helena and Dependencies until 1 September 2009,when a new constitution came into force giving the three islands equal status as three territories,with a grouping under the Crown.
Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha,a British Overseas Territory,does not have its own flag;however,the three administrative divisions do have their own flags:
The politics of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha operate under the jurisdiction of the government of the United Kingdom. The three parts of the territory—Saint Helena,Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha—effectively form an asymmetric federacy and collectively constitute one of United Kingdom's fourteen overseas territories.
Plantation House is the official residence of the governor of Saint Helena. It is located 3.6 km (2.2 mi) to the south of the capital,Jamestown,on the island of Saint Helena.
The Castle is the main government building of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha,located in Jamestown on the island of Saint Helena. A Grade I-listed building,the oldest parts of the complex date to 1708,but it was largely reconstructed in the 1860s because of termite damage. It does not have the appearance of a typical castle,though historically the site was part of the East India Company fortifications of Jamestown.
David James Hollamby (1945–2016) served as Governor of Saint Helena from 24 June 1999 to 29 September 2004. He was preceded by David Leslie Smallman and succeeded by Michael Clancy. He oversaw the return of British citizenship to citizens of the island in May 2002. He was also responsible,alongside the FCO for rejecting SHELCO's airport proposals for the island,which resulted in protests.
Trade unions in Saint Helena emerged in the late 1950s in the flax industry and subsequently played a prominent role in the island's democratisation in the 1960s. The Saint Helena General Workers Union was the island's sole trade union throughout the latter half of the 20th century. In the 21st century,workers are mostly organised in the public sector in staff associations for nurses,teachers and public servants.
Alan Norman Hoole was the Governor of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha between 1991 and 1995,he then served as Governor of Anguilla between 1995 and 1996.
Robert Frederick Stimson CBE was the Governor of Saint Helena,Ascension and Tristan da Cunha between 1988 and 1991. While he was Governor,he presided over the opening of St. Andrew's School on the island,and made several constitutional and electoral reforms,such as lowering the voting age on the island from 21 to 18,and redrawing the territory's electoral districts.
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