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/Home/Historical Studies/History/Regional History/Central America/Caribbean /Dominica History of Dominica Votes:0 Search The Web! Search The Web! Search The Web! Search The Web! Free Travel Cheap Tickets Auction Newsletter Immigration Affiliate Make Money Dominica HISTORY The island's indigenous Arawak people were expelled or exterminated by Caribs in the 14th century. Columbus landed there in November 1493. Spanish ships frequently landed on Dominica during the 16th century, but fierce resistance by the Caribs discouraged Spain's efforts at settlement. In 1635, France claimed Dominica. Shortly thereafter, French missionaries became the first European inhabitants of the island. Carib incursions continued, though, and in 1660, the French and British agreed that both Dominica and St. Vincent should be abandoned. Dominica was officially neutral for the next century, but the attraction of its resources re Read More Go to Site Political Leaders: Dominica Votes:0 A.link {color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;} A.link:active {color:#0000ff;} A.link:visited {color:#000080;} A.link:hover {color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;} A.link:visited:hover {color:#ff0000;} Leaders of Dominica (Commonwealth of Dominica) [ To the list of countries ] [ To the ZPC Homepage ] Parties: : DLP : Dominica Labour Party; LPD : Labour Party of Dominica (new name of DLP from 1985); DFP : Dominica Freedom Party; DUWP : Dominica United Workers' Party; n/p : non-party Presidents Louis Cools-Lartigue 3 Nov 1978 - 16 Jan 1979 (interim) Frederick Degazon 16 Jan 1979 - Feb 1980 (*) Jenner Bourne Maude Armour 21 Jun 1979 - 25 Feb 1980 (+2001) (acting) Aurelius John Lamothe Marie 25 Feb 1980 - 19 Dec 1983 (+2005) Clarence Augustus Seignoret 19 Dec 1983 - 25 Oct 1993 (+2002) [ pictu Read More Go to Site The history of Dominica Votes:0 PO Box 3119, St. James, Barbados, W.I. Tel: 1 (246) 434 3434 E-mail: info@skyviews.com | To Navigation Bar | The History of Dominica The Gli Gli (sparrow hawk) sailed from Dominica to the OrinocoRiver in remembrance of the journey undertaken by the Ortoroid people 3000 years earlier Dominica has been inhabited by human beings for a long time - there is evidence that the island was inhabited in at least 3100 BC. The first settlers were the Ortoroid people who set out from the South American mainland and gradually spread northwards through the Caribbean island chain. Evidence suggests they became extinct around 400BC. Later came the Igneri or "Arawak speakers" who settled in about 400AD. Their way of life was agricultural and peaceful with a well-defined culture. By 1400 this was a Read More Go to Site

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