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Historical Timeline for Antigua and Barbuda - A chronology of key events
Antigua and Barbuda Timeline[edit | edit source]
Date | Event |
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-2400 | The Ciboney settled in Antigua and Barbuda. |
1493 nov 10 | Columbus lands on the island and names it after the Church of Santa Maria de la Antigua in Seville. |
1666 nov 3 | The French occupy the island. |
1667 May | The French returned the island to the English. |
1674 | Codrington founded a large sugar plantation, with slaves from the west coast of Africa. |
1712 June | The French privateer Cassard plundered the British colonies in the Antilles of Montserrat and Antigua. |
1898 June | Slocum makes short stops in Dominica and Antigua. |
1981 June 18 | Antigua and Barbuda joins the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). |
1981 nov 1 | Antigua and Barbuda becomes independent as a Kingdom of the Commonwealth of Nations. |
1981 | Antigua and Barbuda is admitted to the UN. |
2009 | Antigua and Barbuda is a member of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA). |
2017 September 7 | The island of Barbuda is devastated by Hurricane Irma. |
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