Fédération des Indes occidentales
Also known as The Federation of the West Indies
ancien pays, 1958–1962
Key facts
- Status
- Self governing federation within British Empire
- Capital
- Chaguaramas ( de jure ) Port of Spain ( de facto )
- Common languages
- English Patois English Creoles Spanish French Caribbean Hindustani Chinese Arabic Antillean French Creole Tamil Portuguese Indigenous languages
- Demonym
- West Indian
- Government
- Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- 1958 1962
- Queen Elizabeth II
- Legislature
- Federal Parliament
- Upper chamber
- Senate
- Lower chamber
- House of Representatives
- Historical era
- Cold War
- Established
- 3 January 1958
- Disestablished
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La Fédération des Indes occidentales, ou Fédération des Antilles (en anglais : West Indies Federation), est une éphémère fédération formée de colonies britanniques des Antilles, créée le 3 janvier 1958 et dissoute le 31 mai 1962.
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