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Barbados was occupied by the British in 1627 and during its colonial history never changed hands. Full internal self-government was attained in 1961. Barbados became an independent sovereign state within the Commonwealth on 30 Nov. 1966.
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Barbados Development Plan, 1979–83
Chandler, M. J., A Guide to Records in Barbados. Univ. of the West Indies, 1965
Hoyos, F. A., Barbados, Our Island Home. London, 1970.—Barbados: A History from the Amerindians to Independence. London, 1978.—Barbados: A Visitor’s Guide. London, 1983
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Paxton, J. (1984). Barbados. In: Paxton, J. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271135_17
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