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2016 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

Jamaica

verfasst von : Palgrave Macmillan

Erschienen in: The Statesman’s Yearbook

Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Jamaica was discovered by Columbus in 1494 and was occupied by the Spaniards from 1509 until 1655 when the island was captured by the English. In 1661 a representative constitution was established consisting of a governor, privy council, legislative council and legislative assembly. The slavery introduced by the Spanish was augmented as sugar production increased in value and extent in the 18th century. The plantation economy collapsed with the abolition of the slave trade in the late 1830s. The 1866 Crown Colony government was introduced with a legislative council. In 1884 a partially elective legislative council was instituted. Women were enfranchised in 1919. By the late 1930s, demands for self-government increased. The constitution of Nov. 1944 introduced a freely-elected house of representatives of 32 members, a legislative council (the upper house) of 15 members, and an executive council. In 1958 Jamaica joined with Trinidad, Barbados, the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands to create the West Indies Federation. In 1959 internal self-government was achieved. Jamaica withdrew from the West Indies Federation in 1961 and became an independent state within the British Commonwealth in 1962.

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Metadaten
Titel
Jamaica
verfasst von
Palgrave Macmillan
Copyright-Jahr
2016
Verlag
Palgrave Macmillan UK
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-68398-7_250