British Leeward Islands

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Leeward Islands
British colony
1833–1958
Flag
Flag
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Anthem
"God Save the Queen/King"
Capital St. John's
Languages English (official)
Spanish, Jamaican Creole
Government Constitutional monarchy
Monarch
 •  1952-1960 (last) Elizabeth II
Governor
 •  1956–1958 (last) Alexander Thomas Williams
History
 •  Established 1833
 •  Federation 1871
 •  Dominica joined 1871
 •  Dominica left 1940
 •  West Indies Federation 1958
 •  Federation dissolved 31 May 1962
Area
 •  1958 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Anguilla
Antigua
Barbuda
British Virgin Islands
Dominica
Montserrat
Nevis
Saint Kitts
West Indies Federation 20px
British Virgin Islands
Today part of  Anguilla
 Antigua and Barbuda
 British Virgin Islands
 Cayman Islands
 Dominica
 Montserrat
 Saint Kitts and Nevis

The Leeward Islands was a British colony existing between 1833 and 1960, and consisting of Antigua, Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, and (to 1940) Dominica.

The previous colony of the Leeward Islands had existed since 1671, but in 1816 it was divided in two, with Antigua, Barbuda and Montserrat in one colony, and Saint Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and the Virgin Islands in another.

The Leeward Islands was reformed in 1833, with the Governor of Antigua serving as Governor until 1871. The colony became known as the Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands from 1871 to 1956 and was absorbed into the West Indies Federation in 1958.

A representative Leeward Islands cricket team continues to participate in West Indian domestic cricket.

Postage stamps

The islands of the Leeward Islands all used postage stamps inscribed "LEEWARD ISLANDS" between 1890 and 1 July 1956, often concurrently with stamps inscribed with the colony's name; for more detail, see postage stamps and postal history of the Leeward Islands.

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