|
|
Line 35: |
Line 35: |
| Email: [mailto:statistics@gov.ai statistics@gov.ai]<ref>Wikiprocedure, [https://www.wikiprocedure.com/index.php?title=Anguilla_-_Apply_for_Certificate_(Birth,_Death,_Marriage_and_Adoption) Wikiprocedure Anguilla - Apply for Certificate (Birth, Death, Marriage and Adoption)], (accessed 30 July 2020)</ref><br> | | Email: [mailto:statistics@gov.ai statistics@gov.ai]<ref>Wikiprocedure, [https://www.wikiprocedure.com/index.php?title=Anguilla_-_Apply_for_Certificate_(Birth,_Death,_Marriage_and_Adoption) Wikiprocedure Anguilla - Apply for Certificate (Birth, Death, Marriage and Adoption)], (accessed 30 July 2020)</ref><br> |
|
| |
|
| ==Historical Background== | | ==Background== |
|
| |
|
| The Island of Anguilla was part of the Leeward Islands until 1825, then was incorporated in the colony of St. Christopher (St. Kitts)-Nevis. In 1967 Anguilla seceded from its association with St. Kitts-Nevis and in 1969 became a separate dependency of Great Britain. | | The Island of Anguilla was part of the Leeward Islands until 1825, then was incorporated in the colony of St. Christopher (St. Kitts)-Nevis. In 1967 Anguilla seceded from its association with St. Kitts-Nevis and in 1969 became a separate dependency of Great Britain. |