Political status and decolonisation
Dated events associated with this case. Each event is a shared record: the same event appears identically wherever it is relevant.
· Referendum or popular consultation
Anguillans voted overwhelmingly to secede from the associated state including Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Significance here: The decisive democratic expression of Anguillan rejection of continued rule from St Kitts.
· Administrative change
Anguilla was formally separated from Saint Kitts-Nevis, becoming a distinct British dependency.
Significance here: The formal, lasting resolution of the Anguillan separation question.
Dates show their real precision. Approximate or uncertain dates are labelled and never converted into an exact day.