West-Indische Federatie
Also known as The Federation of the West Indies
historisch land
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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De West-Indische Federatie (ook wel Britse Antillen genoemd) was een kortstondige politieke unie van Caribische eilanden, die bestond van 3 januari 1958 tot 31 mei 1962. De Federatie bestond uit gebieden die alle Britse koloniën waren. De bedoeling was dat de West-Indische Federatie een onafhankelijk land zou worden, maar voordat dit verwezenlijkt kon worden viel ze uit elkaar door interne spanningen.
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1950s establishments in the Caribbean1958 establishments in North America1958 establishments in the British Empire1962 disestablishments in North America1962 disestablishments in the British Empire20th-century disestablishments in the Caribbean20th century in the Turks and Caicos Islands20th century in Trinidad and TobagoBritish West IndiesFederations of British colonies and protectoratesFormer British colonies and protectorates in the Americas