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St Lucia was discovered about 1500 a.d. Attempts to colonize the island by the English took place in 1605 and 1638. The French settled in 1650 and St Lucia was ceded to Britain in 1814. Self-government was achieved in 1967 and independence on 22 Feb. 1979.
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Ellis, G., St Lucia: Helen of the West Indies. London, 1985
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Paxton, J. (1989). St Lucia. In: Paxton, J. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271180_141
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