 |
PREVIOUS | NEXT |  |
| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1980 | |
| Edward Seaga (b. 1930) of the Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) defeated Manley in violence-plagued general elections. After his election, the IMF and the U.S. government agreed to increase aid and to refinance the Jamaican debt. | 1 |
| 1981, Sept. 21 | |
| Belize (formerly British Honduras) gained independence. | 2 |
| Nov. 1 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda gained independence from Britain. The nation, with a population of approximately 77,000, was heavily dependent on tourism for economic survival. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
| CONTENTS · SUBJECT INDEX · BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD | ||||
| ||||
| ||||
|