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Dame Sandra Mason attends the presidential inauguration ceremony at on November 29, 2021 in Bridgetown, Barbados. Photo :BSS/ AFP
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Barbados declared a republic, removing Queen Elizabeth II

The new era for the nation of 285,000 ends Britain's centuries of influence, including more than 200 years of slavery until 1834

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Barbados declares 'diamond' Rihanna a national hero

Britain's Prince Charles speaks with Barbados' President-elect Sandra Mason as he arrives at Grantley Adams Airport to take part in events to mark the Caribbean island's transition to a birth of a new republic, Bridgetown, Barbados, November 28, 2021. Picture taken November 28, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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Prince Charles travels to Barbados to celebrate the creation of a republic

A statue of Royal Navy Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson stands with its plinth vandalised a day after the government of the Caribbean island of Barbados said it wished to remove Britain's Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and become a republic, in Bridgetown, Barbados September 16, 2020. Photo :Reuters
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A new republic is born: Barbados celebrates ditching Britain's queen

A man views damage to a home after strong winds of Hurricane Elsa passed St. Michael, Barbados July 2, 2021. REUTERS/Nigel Browne
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Hurricane Elsa cuts power, batters homes in Barbados

Barbados says it will remove Queen Elizabeth as head of state
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Barbados says it will remove Queen Elizabeth as head of state