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The Bahamas were discovered by Columbus in 1492 but the Spanish did not make a permanent settlement. British settlers arrived in the 17th century and it was occupied by Britain, except for a short period in the 18th century, until it gained independence. Internal self-government with cabinet responsibility was introduced on 7 Jan. 1964 and full independence achieved on 10 July 1973.
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Further Reading
Bahamas Handbook and Businessman’ s Annual (Annual)
Albury, P., The Story of the Bahamas. London, 1975.
—Paradise Island Story. London, 1984
Barrett, P. J. H., GrandBahama. London, 1982
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Craton, M. A., A History of the Bahamas. London, 1962
Hughes, C. A., Race and Politics in the Bahamas. Univ. of Queensland Press, 1981
Hunte, G., The Bahamas. London, 1978
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Paxton, J. (1990). The Commonwealth of the Bahamas. In: Paxton, J. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271197_14
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