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Main Historical Dates - St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Date Event
200 BC Arawak Indians are believed to have settled in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
1400 AD Carib Indians arrived and displaced the Arawaks
22 January 1498 Christopher Columbus discovered the island of St. Vincent during his third voyage
1627 England claims the islands, but does not attempt to settle
1673 First British settlement attempt by William Dampier and crew, unsuccessful
1719 French establish a settlement in St. Vincent
1722 French settlers are driven out by the Caribs
1763 Treaty of Paris cedes St. Vincent to Britain
1779 France captures St. Vincent during the American Revolutionary War
1783 Treaty of Paris restores St. Vincent to Britain
1795-1796 Second Carib War, led by Carib Chief Joseph Chatoyer
27 March 1795 Death of Joseph Chatoyer, Carib Chief
1806 Establishment of the first British Colonial government
27 October 1833 St. Vincent and the Grenadines becomes part of the British Windward Islands Colony
1 August 1834 Slavery is abolished in the British colonies
1861 La Soufrière volcano erupts, causing significant damage
1951 Universal adult suffrage introduced
1958-1962 St. Vincent and the Grenadines is part of the short-lived West Indies Federation
1969 St. Vincent and the Grenadines attains Associated Statehood status
13 December 1979 St. Vincent and the Grenadines gains full independence from Britain
1980 Milton Cato becomes the first Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
1984 James Fitz-Allen Mitchell becomes Prime Minister
2001 Ralph Gonsalves becomes Prime Minister
2009 Argyle International Airport officially opens
13 April 2021 La Soufrière volcano erupts again, causing evacuations and widespread damage

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