Political status and decolonisation
Sources: Montserrat political status
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Reference work · Independent publication
Montserrat - History (Encyclopædia Britannica) link
General-reference encyclopedia article, consulted via citation, on Montserrat's 1967 choice of colonial status over Associated Statehood, and the 1995-1997 Soufrière Hills volcanic eruption's casualties, exclusion zone, and demographic impact.
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News analysis or explainer · Independent publication
Montserrat Changes its Position on its Relationship with the UK (Living in Montserrat) link
Independent journalistic commentary, consulted via citation, on Montserrat's post-2024-election shift toward framing grievances as defects in UK domestic policy rather than seeking a new constitutional settlement or independence, under the current 2010 constitution.
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Reference work · Independent publication
People's Liberation Movement (Montserrat) (Wikipedia) link
General-reference encyclopedia article, consulted via citation, on John Osborne's 1973 founding of the PLM, its 1978-1991 and 2001-2006 governments, its favouring of eventual independence contingent on economic self-sufficiency without ever declaring it, and merchant-led opposition to independence.
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