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HISTORY. Attempts to colonize the island by the British took place in 1605 and 1638. The French settled in 1650 and St Lucia was ceded to Britain in 1814. Self-government was achieved in 1967 and independence on 22 Feb. 1979.
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Ellis, G., St Lucia: Helen of the West Indies. London, 1985
Library: The Central Library, Castries.
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Hunter, B. (1995). St Lucia. In: Hunter, B. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271241_151
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