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Republic of Anguilla

Republic of Anguilla
Unrecognized state
1967–1969
Flag Coat of arms
Capital The Valley
Languages English
Government Republic
Council Chairman
 •  1967 Peter Adams
 •  1967–1969 Ronald Webster
Finance Minister Walter Hodge
Legislature Island Council
History
 •  First declaration of independence 12 July 1967
 •  Second declaration of independence 7 February 1969
 •  Occupied by the United Kingdom 19 March 1969
 •  Interim agreement July 1971
Area
 •  1967 91 km² (35 sq mi)
Population
 •  1967 est. 5,500 
     Density 60.4 /km²  (156.5 /sq mi)
Currency Anguilla Liberty dollar
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
Today part of  Anguilla

On 27 February 1967, Britain granted the territory of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla the status of "associated state", with its own constitution and a considerable degree of self-government. Many Anguillans strenuously objected to the continuing political subservience to Saint Kitts, and on 30 May (known as Anguilla Day), the Saint Kitts police were evicted from the island. The provisional government requested United States administration, which was declined. On 11 July 1967 a referendum on Anguilla's secession from the fledgling state was held. The results were 1,813 votes for secession and 5 against. A declaration of independence (written mainly by Harvard Law professor Roger Fisher) was read publicly by Walter Hodge.

A separate legislative council was immediately established. Peter Adams served as the first Chairman of the Anguilla Island Council, but when he agreed to take Anguilla back to St. Kitts, he was deposed and replaced by Ronald Webster. In December 1967, two members of Britain's Parliament worked out an interim agreement by which for one year a British official would exercise basic administrative authority along with the Anguilla Council. Tony Lee took the position on 8 January 1968, but by the end of the term no agreement had been reached on the long-term future of the island's governance.

On 6 February 1969, Anguilla held a second referendum resulting in a vote of 1,739 to 4 against returning to association with Saint Kitts. The next day Anguilla declared itself an independent republic, with Webster again serving as Chairman. A new British envoy, William Whitlock, arrived on 11 March 1969 with a proposal for a new interim British administration. He was quickly expelled. On 19 March, a contingent of 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment plus forty Metropolitan Police officers, peacefully landed on the island, ostensibly to "restore order". That autumn, the troops left and Army engineers were brought in to improve the public works.


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