Independence of Jamaica
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title:
Independence of Jamaica
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The Colony of Jamaica gained independence from the United Kingdom on 6 August 1962. In Jamaica, this date is celebrated as Independence Day, a national holiday. The island became an imperial colony in 1509 when Spain attempted to erase the Indigenous Taino people from not only the face of the earth, but history itself. The Spaniards used grotesque tactics in order to smother out the Taino blood and culture. In 1655, British forces took the island and the British Empire claimed it. Over the years
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Independence from the UK on 6 August 1962
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_of_Jamaica
date created:
2013-08-24T04:03:50Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T17:38:00Z
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