1995 The Virgin Islands Party wins the majority of seats in the parliamentary elections and it manages to form a new government.
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Parliamentary elections on the British Virgin Islands
1995
1995 The Virgin Islands Party wins the majority of seats in the parliamentary elections and it manages to form a new government. |
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Developments in the financial sector
1990
1990-1991In 1990, new laws repress illegal immigration and direct the financial sector. The next year, the U.S. grants a $2.4-million bailout plan to the local government. |
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Political developments
1960
1960-1987In 1960, the first governor is elected. In 1967, ther new Constitution stipulates the creation of the Prime Minister post, inaugurated for the first time ever by Lavity Stoutt through 1987, later re-elected in 1990. From 1977 on, a new constitution concedes the government a wider autonomy. |
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Implementation of a self-government
1950
1950 Implementation of a self-government |
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Joining the Leeward Archipelago Federation
1872
1872The islands joined the Leeward Archipelago Federation. After the federation is dissolved in 1956, the islands are then administered by the Leeward Archipelago. |
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Free Associated State within the British Commonwealth
1816
1816In 1816, St. Kitts & Nevis, Anguila and the Virgin Islands are packed into one single colony. In 1967, they all become one solid Free Associated State within the British Commonwealth |
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First assembly of representatives
1774
1774 The territory makes up its first-ever assembly of representatives. The British domain is backed up by the Cosntitution. |
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Discovery and colonization of the British Virgin Islands
1493
1493-1672They were discovered by Christopher Columbus at a time when they were inhabited by Caribe tribes. In 1648, the islands were seized by pirates and colonized by the Dutch. Yet in 1672, the British chalked them up on their former list of Caribbean colonies. |
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Overriding of the death penalty
1991The death penalty is overridden in the British-ruled Caribbean territories. |
