West Indies Federation

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The West Indies Federation was a short-lived political union (1958–1962) of several British Caribbean colonies formed in an attempt to create an independent, unified Caribbean nation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British colonial entity
federation
former country
political union
capital Port of Spain
Port of Spain, Trinidad
linked to: Port of Spain

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
linked to: Port of Spain
colonialPower United Kingdom
countryStatus no longer exists
currency West Indies dollar
dissolutionYear 1962
endDate 1962-05-31
establishmentYear 1958
flagDescription blue field with a white wavy band and ten orange discs
governmentType federal parliamentary democracy
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister
headOfStateTitle Monarch
independenceGoal full independence from the United Kingdom
legislature Federal Parliament
locatedIn Americas
Caribbean Sea
West Indies
lowerHouse House of Representatives
memberState Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados
British Virgin Islands
Dominica
Grenada
Jamaica
Montserrat
Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
monarch Elizabeth II
officialLanguage English
politicalStatus self-governing federation under British sovereignty
primeMinister Grantley Adams
Grantley Herbert Adams
purpose to create a unified, independent Caribbean nation
reasonForDissolution disagreements over federal powers and finances
internal political conflicts
withdrawal of Jamaica
region Caribbean
shortLived true
sovereignState United Kingdom
startDate 1958-01-03
successorState Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
upperHouse Senate

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British West Indies significantEvent West Indies Federation
British West Indies partOf British West Indies Federation
linked to: West Indies Federation
Federal Parliament country West Indies Federation
Federal Parliament appliesToJurisdiction West Indies Federation
Federal Parliament legislativeBodyFor West Indies Federation
Federal Parliament partOf government of the West Indies Federation
linked to: West Indies Federation
Federal Parliament appliesToJurisdiction British Caribbean territories of the West Indies Federation
linked to: West Indies Federation
Senate of the West Indies Federation country West Indies Federation
subject linked to: Senate
Senate of the West Indies Federation appliesToJurisdiction West Indies Federation
subject linked to: Senate
Senate of the West Indies Federation legislativeBranchOf West Indies Federation
subject linked to: Senate
Senate of the West Indies Federation dissolvedWith West Indies Federation
subject linked to: Senate
Jamaica Independence Act 1962 relatedTo West Indies Federation
Norman Manley movement West Indian Federation movement
linked to: West Indies Federation
British Caribbean Federation Act 1956 relatedTo West Indies Federation
Constitution of the West Indies Federation country West Indies Federation
Senate of the West Indies Federation country West Indies Federation