Political status and decolonisation
Sources: Anguilla political status
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Reference work · Independent publication
1967 Anguillian separation referendum (Wikipedia) link
General-reference encyclopedia article, consulted via citation, on the 11 July 1967 referendum on Anguilla's secession from the associated state of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, recording 1,813 votes for secession against 5.
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Reference work · Independent publication
Republic of Anguilla (Wikipedia) link
General-reference encyclopedia article, consulted via citation, confirming the short-lived, internationally unrecognised Republic of Anguilla (1967-1969) and its end following Operation Sheepskin, without restoration of St Kitts rule, leading to Anguilla's formal separation on 19 December 1980.
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News analysis or explainer · Independent publication
The 1967 Anguillan Revolution (Everything Everywhere) link
Independent historical/travel journalism, consulted via citation, on the February 1969 Republic of Anguilla referendum (1,739 to 4) and Ronald Webster's declared presidency, the 19 March 1969 British Operation Sheepskin intervention, and the observation that Anguillans wished to remain linked to Britain, not to become independent, and specifically objected to continued rule from St Kitts.
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