19921992The Progressive Democratic Front Party is born, attaching itself to the Time National coalition. This coalition wins most of the Assembly seats and Michael Gore is elected governor.
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Progressive Democratic Front Party
1992
19921992The Progressive Democratic Front Party is born, attaching itself to the Time National coalition. This coalition wins most of the Assembly seats and Michael Gore is elected governor. |
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Overriding of the death penalty
1991The death penalty is overridden in the British-ruled Caribbean territories. |
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Name of the Bermudas
1800Also known as Mainland or Sommers Islands because of a British shipwrecked survivor who got there in the 17th Century. Due to its strategic importance, there are some naval bases in this territory. |
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Discovery and colonization of the Bermudas
1502The Bermudas were discovered by Spanish Juan Bermudez, who named them after himself. In 1615, the islands were managed by the Sommers Islands Company, and in 1684 they are turned into a British colony. |
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First elections in Bermudas
1968 The very first elections are held in the middle of racial tensions and under the rule of a new constitution that granted a British self-government. |
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Racial conflicts in Bermudas
1977-1978Authorities launch a violent crackdown on racial conflicts. The following year, a British blue-ribbon panel hints independence for the territory and electoral reforms to widen representation for the black-majority Progressive Labor Party. This proposal was turned down. |
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The United Bermudas Party.
1980The United Bermudas Party wins elections and repeats that victory in 1986 and 1993. |
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Emancipation plans for Bermudas are turned down
1989London rejects emancipation plans for the territory. |
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New financial legislation for the Bermudas
1990The debate on the new financial legislation for Bermudas gets under way |
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Economic crisis in Bermudas
1992An economic crisis is unleashed by the shutdown of a French naval base and layoffs in an U.S. air force base. |
