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1631 - 1633 The Dutch West India Company established a fort on the island<br> | 1631 - 1633 The Dutch West India Company established a fort on the island<br> | ||
1650 - Anguilla was first colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts<br> | 1650 - Anguilla was first colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts<br> | ||
1967 - Anguillian Revolution The island briefly operated as the independent "Republic of Anguilla"<br> | |||
1969 - Anguillian Revolution The island briefly operated as the independent "Republic of Anguilla"<br> | |||
1971 - British authority was fully restored<br> | |||
1980 - Anguilla was finally allowed to secede from Saint Kitts and Nevis and become a separate British Crown colony which is now a British overseas territory<br> | |||
[[Category:Anguilla]] | [[Category:Anguilla]] | ||