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For most of the period from the 17th century, the Bahamas were governed by Britain. Internal self-government with cabinet responsibility was introduced on 7 Jan. 1964 and full independence achieved on 10 July 1973.
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Cash, P., et al., Making of Bahamian History. London, 1991
Craton, M. and Saunders, G., Islanders in the Stream: a History of the Bahamian People. 2 vols. Univ. of Georgia Press, 1998
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Turner, B. (2004). Bahamas. In: Turner, B. (eds) The Statesman’s Yearbook 2005. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271333_117
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