Timeline of Antiguan and Barbudan history

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This is a timeline of Antiguan and Barbudan history, consisting of various important political and historical events. To read about the background to these events, see the History of Antigua and Barbuda.

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16th and 17th centuries

YearDateEventSource
1520Don Antonio Serrano attempts to colonise Antigua, expels indigenous people. [1]
1627Earl of Carlisle granted Antigua. [2]
1629 Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc and his crew attempt to colonise Antigua, leave due to lack of water. [3]
1632Antigua successfully settled by Sir Thomas Warner, under instructions of the Earl of Carlisle. [4]
1640Kalinago pillage British settlements. Members of the Governor's family may have been killed. [5]
1654Major Kalinago attack, Kalinago defeated [6]
16664:00 am, 3 NovemberFrench attack Antigua, occupy it until the Treaty of Breda [7]
166813 AprilAntigua's legislature meets for the first time [8]
1671 British Leeward Islands established [9]
16859 JanuaryCodrington family is granted lease of Barbuda [10]
1689Christopher Codrington becomes governor [11]
169211 JanuaryOriginal five parishes of Antigua are established [12]

18th century

YearDateEventSource
1702First town markets established

St. John's elects its first town wardens

 [13]
1706 Daniel Parke arrives in Antigua [14]
17107 DecemberParke is killed [15]
172522 JanuaryDivision of New North Sound (then part of Saint Peter) becomes the Parish of Saint George [16]
1736 Kingdom of Antigua plot uncovered [17]
1772St. John's and English Harbour are severely damaged by hurricanes [18]
1776Sancta Rita, a Spanish ship, is shipwrecked off the coast of Barbuda [19]
1793Black Antiguans allowed to serve in the Antiguan militia's artillery [20]
1794Antigua joins invasion of Guadeloupe and Martinique [21]

19th century

YearDateEventSource
1800Census conducted. Antigua has a population of 37,000 [22]
1805French squadron nearly attacks Antigua, decides to attack Nevis instead [23]
18081 MarchSlave trade abolished [24]
1813Police force established [25]
1816British Leeward Islands abolished, Antigua-Barbuda-Montserrat established [25]
1820Census is taken. Antigua has 37,031 people, Barbuda has 503

945-man militia is raised

 [26] [27]
1832British Leeward Islands reestablished [28]
18341 August Emancipation Day [29]
1834Liberta established [30]
18381 JulyMilitia is abolished [31]
1842Bermudian Valley and Bridgetown become ghost towns. Bridgetown residents moved to Freetown [32]
1858Point uprising due to dispute between Antiguan dockworkers and Barbudan dockworkers [33]
18601 AugustBarbuda reverts to British crown, becomes dependency of Antigua [34]
1871British Leeward Islands federalise [35]

20th century

YearDateEventSource
190430 AprilBarbuda Ordinance goes into force, establishes system of island wardens and formalises communal land [36]
191414 AugustAntigua Defence Force put on active duty [37]
194626 JulyFirst election held in Antigua [38]
1945Village councils established [39]
1950DecemberVillage council elections held [39]
195120 DecemberFirst democratic election held in Antigua [40]
19583 JanuaryColony of Antigua joins the West Indies Federation, becomes the Territory of Antigua [41]
19601 JanuaryAntigua becomes self-governing [42]
196231 MayWest Indies Federation abolished [43]
196529 NovemberGeneral election held [44]
196628 FebruaryAntigua Constitutional Conference held [45]
196727 February Associated State of Antigua established [46]
1969Barbudan independence movement emerges [34]
197111 February Progressive Labour Movement takes office [47]
19811 NovemberAntigua gains independence, renamed to Antigua and Barbuda [48] [49]
198417 AprilFirst election held after independence
1992 Vere Bird involved in bribery scandal [50]
19948 March Lester Bird becomes second Prime Minister after an election deemed neither free nor fair [51]
19999 MarchAnother election deemed neither free nor fair is held, Lester Bird remains prime minister [52]

21st century

YearDateEventSource
200423 MarchFirst democratic general elections since 1989 in Antigua and Barbuda are held, Baldwin Spencer becomes Prime Minister
200912 MarchBaldwin Spencer retains office, holding a two-seat majority
201412 June Gaston Browne becomes Prime Minister
20178 SeptemberNearly all of Barbuda's infrastructure destroyed, entire population evacuated to Antigua until about late 2018.
201821 MarchEarly elections held, resulting in a landslide victory for the Labour Party
202318 JanuaryGeneral election held, Labour Party holds one-seat majority
20244 November Asot Michael assassinated

References

  1. ↑ Lanaghan. Antigua and the Antiguans. pp. 11–12.
  2. ↑ Lanaghan. Antigua and the Antiguans. p. 12.
  3. ↑ Lanaghan. Antigua and the Antiguans. p. 12.
  4. ↑ Lanaghan. Antigua and the Antiguans. p. 12.
  5. ↑ Lanaghan. Antigua and the Antiguans. p. 15.
  6. ↑ Lanaghan. Antigua and the Antiguans. p. 20.
  7. ↑ Lanaghan. Antigua and the Antiguans. pp. 24–31.
  8. ↑ Antigua (1865). The Laws of Antigua: Consisting of the Acts of the Leeward Islands in Force in Antigua, and the Acts of Antigua from 20 Car. 2., 1668, to 28 Vict., 1864; with Table of Acts, Index of Subject Matter, and Alphabetical Index. By Authority. George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode.
  9. ↑ Lanaghan. Antigua and the Antiguans. p. 36.
  10. ↑ "historical notes". Barbudaful. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  11. ↑ Lanaghan. Antigua and the Antiguans. pp. 38–42.
  12. ↑ Lanaghan. Antigua and the Antiguans. pp. 43–46.
  13. ↑ Lanaghan. Antigua and the Antiguans. p. 48.
  14. ↑ Lanaghan. Antigua and the Antiguans. p. 52.
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  16. ↑ Lanaghan. Antigua and the Antiguans. p. 63.
  17. ↑ KESSE (14 April 2020). "Prince Klaas, the Ghanaian rebel slave in Antigua". Ghanaian Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  18. ↑ Lanaghan. Antigua and the Antiguans. p. 80.
  19. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. ↑ Lanaghan. Antigua and the Antiguans. pp. 84–86.
  21. ↑ Lanaghan. Antigua and the Antiguans. pp. 86–87.
  22. ↑ Lanaghan. Antigua and the Antiguans. pp. 87–95.
  23. ↑ Lanaghan. Antigua and the Antiguans. pp. 87–95.
  24. ↑ Lanaghan. Antigua and the Antiguans. pp. 94–97.
  25. 1 2 Lanaghan. Antigua and the Antiguans. pp. 94–97.
  26. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  27. ↑ Lanaghan. Antigua and the Antiguans. pp. 99–101.
  28. ↑ Lanaghan. Antigua and the Antiguans. pp. 99–101.
  29. ↑ "ANTIGUA & BARBUDA'S CULTURAL HERITAGE". 22 April 2016. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  30. ↑ "ANTIGUA & BARBUDA'S CULTURAL HERITAGE". 22 April 2016. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  31. ↑ Lanaghan. Antigua and the Antiguans. p. 103.
  32. ↑ "ANTIGUA & BARBUDA'S CULTURAL HERITAGE". 22 April 2016. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  33. ↑ ""Our Side": Antigua's 1858 Uprising and the Contingent Nature of Freedom" . Duke University Press. 11 November 2015. doi:10.1215/9780822375050-008.
  34. 1 2 "Antigua and Barbuda profile - Timeline". BBC News. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
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  37. ↑ "The people are getting vex: The beginnings of labor unrest and the growth of a peasantry" (PDF). Antigua History.
  38. ↑ Brian Dyde (2000) A History of Antigua: The Unsuspected Isle, Macmillan Caribbean, p237
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  45. ↑ "ANTIGUA (Hansard, 3 May 1966)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  46. ↑ "Historical Facts About Antigua And Barbuda". www.anbanet.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
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