1992 St. Kitts, Antigua, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada and Monserrat agree on opening a joint embassy in Brussels to the European Economic Community.
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Joint embassy in Brussels
1992
1992 St. Kitts, Antigua, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada and Monserrat agree on opening a joint embassy in Brussels to the European Economic Community. |
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U.S. invasion to Grenada
1983
1983Dominique sends out troops to join the U.S. invasion to Grenada. |
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Hit by hurricanes
1979
1979 y 1980Two hurricanes hit the island and leave it almost destroyed: 75% of the population homeless: 60% of the agriculture totally wrecked. When the country was slowly coming out of the damage, a second hurricane swirled its way onto the island nation in 1980. In 1995, tropical storm Iris and hurricanes Louis and Marilyn play havoc with Dominique. |
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Dominique: Independent State associated to the British Commonwealth
1978
1978 It becomes an independent State associated to the British Commonwealth |
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Discovery and colonization of Dominique
1493
1493This island nation was just one of the first Caribbean countries to be exploited by Europeans. Christopher Columbus discovered it in 1493 and the French colonized it in 1759. Because of its strategic location, it has been the heart of many a dispute between France and the United Kingdom. Forty years later, the British seized the island and the conflicts between settlers and natives picked up steam again. Eventually, the French gave the colony away to the British. |
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Overriding of the death penalty
1991The death penalty is overridden in the British-ruled Caribbean territories. |
