Question: Which of the following British Colony became the newest republic of the World?
(a) Barbados
(b) Eire
(c) Bahamas
(d) Saint Lucia
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:
- Barbados has become the World’s newest republic, around 400 years after it became a British colony.
- Barbados, the Caribbean Island nation, removed Queen Elizabeth II as the head of the state.
- Barbados is said to have been made a ‘slave society’ by the British.
- It first became an English colony in 1625.
- In gained Barbados independence in 1966.
BY: AMIT GUPTA
Reference: https://www.thequint.com/news/world/barbados-world-newest-republic-rihanna-national-hero