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Article: St. Kitts and Nevis
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ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis
Major City:
Basseterre
Other City:
Charlestown
INTRODUCTION
Christopher Columbus landed on St. Christopher in 1493, naming the island after his patron saint. French and English colonists settled in the region in the 1600s, and the colonists shortened the name to "
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island." The settlers fought and eliminated the native Carib people. Sugar was the mainstay of the economy until well into the 20th century. St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla became part of the Leeward Islands Federation in 1871. In 1967, the three islands became an associated state. In 1969, Anguilla islanders rebelled and that island was permitted to secede in ...
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