16th and 17th centuries
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Event
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Source
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1520
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Don Antonio Serrano attempts to colonise Antigua, expels indigenous people.
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[1]
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1627
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Earl of Carlisle granted Antigua.
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[2]
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1629
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Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc and his crew attempt to colonise Antigua, leave due to lack of water.
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[3]
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1632
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Antigua successfully settled by Sir Thomas Warner, under instructions of the Earl of Carlisle.
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[4]
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1640
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Kalinago pillage British settlements. Members of the Governor's family may have been killed.
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[5]
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1654
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Major Kalinago attack, Kalinago defeated
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[6]
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1666
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4:00 am, 3 November
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French attack Antigua, occupy it until the Treaty of Breda
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[7]
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1668
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13 April
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Antigua's legislature meets for the first time
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[8]
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1671
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British Leeward Islands established
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[9]
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1685
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9 January
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Codrington family is granted lease of Barbuda
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[10]
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1689
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Christopher Codrington becomes governor
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[11]
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1692
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11 January
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Original five parishes of Antigua are established
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[12]
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Year
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Date
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Event
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Source
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1702
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First town markets established
St. John's elects its first town wardens
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[13]
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1706
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Daniel Parke arrives in Antigua
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[14]
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1710
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7 December
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Parke is killed
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[15]
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1725
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22 January
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Division of New North Sound (then part of Saint Peter) becomes the Parish of Saint George
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[16]
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1736
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Kingdom of Antigua plot uncovered
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[17]
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1772
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St. John's and English Harbour are severely damaged by hurricanes
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[18]
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1776
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Sancta Rita, a Spanish ship, is shipwrecked off the coast of Barbuda
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[19]
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1793
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Black Antiguans allowed to serve in the Antiguan militia's artillery
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[20]
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1794
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Antigua joins invasion of Guadeloupe and Martinique
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[21]
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Year
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Date
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Event
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Source
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1800
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Census conducted. Antigua has a population of 37,000
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[22]
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1805
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French squadron nearly attacks Antigua, decides to attack Nevis instead
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[23]
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1808
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1 March
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Slave trade abolished
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[24]
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1813
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Police force established
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[25]
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1816
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British Leeward Islands abolished, Antigua-Barbuda-Montserrat established
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[25]
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1820
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Census is taken. Antigua has 37,031 people, Barbuda has 503
945-man militia is raised
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[26][27]
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1832
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British Leeward Islands reestablished
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[28]
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1834
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1 August
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Emancipation Day
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[29]
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1834
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Liberta established
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[30]
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1838
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1 July
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Militia is abolished
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[31]
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1842
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Bermudian Valley and Bridgetown become ghost towns. Bridgetown residents moved to Freetown
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[32]
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1858
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Point uprising due to dispute between Antiguan dockworkers and Barbudan dockworkers
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[33]
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1860
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1 August
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Barbuda reverts to British crown, becomes dependency of Antigua
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[34]
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1871
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British Leeward Islands federalise
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[35]
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Year
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Date
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Event
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Source
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1904
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30 April
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Barbuda Ordinance goes into force, establishes system of island wardens and formalises communal land
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[36]
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1914
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14 August
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Antigua Defence Force put on active duty
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[37]
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1946
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26 July
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First election held in Antigua
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[38]
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1945
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Village councils established
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[39]
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1950
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December
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Village council elections held
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[39]
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1951
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20 December
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First democratic election held in Antigua
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[40]
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1958
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3 January
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Colony of Antigua joins the West Indies Federation, becomes the Territory of Antigua
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[41]
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1960
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1 January
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Antigua becomes self-governing
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[42]
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1962
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31 May
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West Indies Federation abolished
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[43]
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1965
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29 November
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General election held
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[44]
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1966
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28 February
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Antigua Constitutional Conference held
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[45]
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1967
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27 February
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Associated State of Antigua established
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[46]
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1969
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Barbudan independence movement emerges
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[34]
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1971
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11 February
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Progressive Labour Movement takes office
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[47]
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1981
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1 November
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Antigua gains independence, renamed to Antigua and Barbuda
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[48][49]
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1984
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17 April
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First election held after independence
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1992
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Vere Bird involved in bribery scandal
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[50]
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1994
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8 March
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Lester Bird becomes second Prime Minister after an election deemed neither free nor fair
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[51]
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1999
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9 March
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Another election deemed neither free nor fair is held, Lester Bird remains prime minister
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[52]
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Year
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Date
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Event
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Source
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2004
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23 March
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First democratic general elections since 1989 in Antigua and Barbuda are held, Baldwin Spencer becomes Prime Minister
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2009
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12 March
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Baldwin Spencer retains office, holding a two-seat majority
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2014
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12 June
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Gaston Browne becomes Prime Minister
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2017
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8 September
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Nearly all of Barbuda's infrastructure destroyed, entire population evacuated to Antigua until about late 2018.
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2018
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21 March
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Early elections held, resulting in a landslide victory for the Labour Party
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2023
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18 January
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General election held, Labour Party holds one-seat majority
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2024
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4 November
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Asot Michael assassinated
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