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Historical Timeline for Cayman Islands - A chronology of key events
Here is a timeline of Cayman Islands key events from 1503 to the current day:
Date | Event | |
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1503 | Navigator Christopher Columbus locates the islands. | |
1670 | Spain surrenders the islands, alongside Jamaica, to the English under the conditions of the Deal of Madrid. | |
Mid 1700s | First extremely durable pilgrims show up. | |
1794 | Legendary "Wreck of the Ten Sails": A boat hits a reef off Amazing Cayman, firmly followed by its guard of nine vessels. | |
1832 | Legislative gathering set up. | |
1863 | Caymans become a Jamaican reliance, controlled by a named magistrate. | |
1877 | Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman go under normal organization. | |
1932 | Hurricane kills scores of individuals on Cayman Brac. | |
1959 | Caymans join brief League of the West Indies. |
JAMAICA TIES CUT[edit | edit source]
Date | Event | |
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1962 | Federation of the West Indies breaks up. Jamaica announces autonomy. Caymans stays under English standard; a different director is selected. | |
1971 | Title of chairman is changed to lead representative. |
NEW CONSTITUTION[edit | edit source]
Date | Event | |
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1972 | New constitution accommodates a more noteworthy independence. | |
1976 Nov | General political decision held. | |
1980 Nov | Unity Group wins greater part (8 of 12 seats) in everyday political race. | |
1984 Nov | General political race held. | |
1988 Nov | General political race held. | |
1992 Nov | National Group wins larger part (12 of 15 seats) in everyday political decision. Thomas Jefferson becomes Head of Government Business. | |
1994 | Constitution altered. | |
1994 Nov | Truman Bodden becomes Head of Government Business. | |
1996 Nov | National Group wins larger part (9 of 15 seats) in everyday political decision. | |
2000 Nov | Democratic Partnership wins larger part in everyday political decision. Kurt Tibbets becomes Head of Government Business. | |
2001 | Constitutional survey dispatched however later put on pause. |
Rise OF Ideological groups[edit | edit source]
Date | Event | |
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2001 Nov | United Leftist faction (UDP) is shaped. Head of Government Business, Kurt Tibbetts, removed after demonstration of majority disapproval. UDP's McKeeva Bramble expects the job. | |
2002 May | British Abroad Regions Act awards English citizenship to all Caymanians. | |
2004 Sep | Hurricane Ivan, one of the most grounded Atlantic typhoons on record, causes broad annihilation on Fantastic Cayman. |
PPM Organization[edit | edit source]
Date | Event | |
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2005 May | Opposition Individuals' Dynamic Development, driven by Kurt Tibbetts, wins general political decision with 9 of 15 seats. Tibbets becomes Head of Government Business. | |
2007 Mar | New protected survey dispatched. | |
2009 May | US President Barack Obama singles out Cayman Islands in an assault on duty asylums. |
UDP Organization[edit | edit source]
Date | Event | |
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2009 May | United Progressive alliance wins races with 9 of 15 seats. McKeeva becomes Head of Government Business for second time. | |
2009 Aug | Territory joins OECD's worldwide "white rundown" of nations utilizing globally perceived assessment norms. | |
2009 Sep | Britain won't permit an area to take out advances to plug a financial plan deficiency, recommending it raise assets in alternate ways. | |
2009 Nov | McKeeva Shrubbery turns out to be first Chief of the Cayman Islands. | |
2010 Apr | British police got to assist with handling pack related wrongdoing and save region's standing for wellbeing. | |
2012 Dec | Julianna O'Connor-Connolly turns out to be first lady Chief of the Cayman Islands following the ouster of Head Shrubbery in a no-certainty vote of the council on Tuesday, seven days after his capture on doubt of defilement.. |
PPM Gets back TO OFFICE[edit | edit source]
Date | Event | |
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2013 May | Opposition Individuals' Dynamic Development, driven by Alden McLaughin wins general political decision with 9 of 15 seats.. | |
2017 May | People's Ever-evolving Development, driven by Alden McLaughin wins general political race with 7 of 15 seats, structures alliance government with Cayman Progressive faction of McKeeva Bramble. |
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