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Key Historical Events. The islands were discovered by Juan Bermúdez, probably in 1503, but were uninhabited until colonists under Sir George Somers were wrecked there in 1609. A company was formed for the ‘Plantation of the Somers’ Islands’, and in 1684 the Crown took over the government.
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Further Reading
Government Statistical Department. Bermuda Facts and Figures. Annual.
Ministry of Finance. Bermuda Digest of Statistics. Annual.
Zuill, W. S., The Story of Bermuda and Her People. 2nd ed. London. 1992
National library: The Bermuda Library, Hamilton.
National statistical office: Government Statistical Department, Hamilton.
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Hunter, B. (1996). Bermuda. In: Hunter, B. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271258_24
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