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===History=== | ===History=== | ||
Anguilla (/ænˈɡwɪlə/ ann-GWIL-ə) is a British overseas territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The territory consists of the main island of Anguilla, approximately 16 miles long by 3 miles wide at its widest point, together with a number of much smaller islands and cays with no permanent population but with the main island having a population of approximately 14,764.<br> | Anguilla (/ænˈɡwɪlə/ ann-GWIL-ə) is a British overseas territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The territory consists of the main island of Anguilla, approximately 16 miles long by 3 miles wide at its widest point, together with a number of much smaller islands and cays with no permanent population but with the main island having a population of approximately 14,764.<br> | ||
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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]] | ||
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