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Alexander Bustamante

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Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante (24 February 1884 – 6 August 1977) was a Jamaican politician and labour leader, who, in 1962 became the first prime minister of Jamaica. [1]

51 relations: Allan G.S. Coombs, Bustamante Industrial Trade Union, Catholic Church, Chief minister, Clifford Campbell, Cuba, Doctor of Law, Donald Sangster, Elizabeth II, Fairfield University, George William Gordon, Gizzada, Gladys Bustamante, Gleaner Company, Hanover Parish, Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon, Independence of Jamaica, Ireland, Jamaica, Jamaica Labour Party, Jamaican cuisine, Jamaican dollar, Jamaican Federation of the West Indies membership referendum, 1961, Kenneth Blackburne, Kingston, Jamaica, Knight Bachelor, List of governors of Jamaica, Marcus Garvey, Mayor, Morant Bay rebellion, Multiracial, National Heroes Park, New York City, Norman Manley, Order of Brilliant Star, Order of National Hero (Jamaica), Order of the British Empire, Paul Bogle, People's National Party, Prime Minister of Jamaica, Prison, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Puerto Rico, Spain, Taiwan, The Jamaica Observer, The Right Excellent, United Kingdom, Universal suffrage, University of the West Indies, ..., West Indies Federation. Expand index (1 more) »

Allan G.S. Coombs

Allan G. S. Coombs was a Jamaican trade unionist.

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Bustamante Industrial Trade Union

The Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU, also referred to as the Busta Union') is a trade union center in Jamaica established by Sir Alexander Bustamante and Mr. Givans.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Chief minister

A chief minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national entity, for instance a administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity.

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Clifford Campbell

Sir Clifford Clarence Campbell ON, GCMG, GCVO, K.St.J (28 June 1892 – 28 September 1991) was a Jamaican educator and politician.

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Cuba

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos.

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Doctor of Law

Doctor of Law or Doctor of Laws is a degree in law.

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Donald Sangster

Sir Donald Burns Sangster (26 October 1911 – 11 April 1967) was a Jamaican solicitor and an old boy of the prestigious Munro College in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

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Fairfield University

Fairfield University is a private Jesuit Catholic research university located in the coastal town of Fairfield, Connecticut.

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George William Gordon

George William Gordon (1820 – 23 October 1865) was a wealthy mixed-race Jamaican businessman, magistrate and politician, one of two representatives to the Assembly from St. Thomas-in-the-East Parish.

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Gizzada

Gizzada or Grizzada, also referred to as pinch-me-round, and known as Guizada in the Portuguese language, is a pastry in Jamaican cuisine and Portuguese cuisine.

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Gladys Bustamante

Gladys Bustamante, OJ, (8 March 1912 – 25 July 2009) was a Jamaican workers' and women's rights activist and wife of Sir Alexander Bustamante, Jamaica's first Prime Minister.

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Gleaner Company

The Gleaner Company Ltd. is a newspaper publishing enterprise in Jamaica.

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Hanover Parish

Hanover is a parish located on the northwestern tip of the island of Jamaica.

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Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon

Hugh Mackintosh Foot, Baron Caradon (8 October 1907 – 5 September 1990) was a British colonial administrator and diplomat who presided over moves to independence in various colonies and was UK representative to the United Nations.

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Independence of Jamaica

The Colony of Jamaica gained independence from the United Kingdom on 6 August 1962.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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Jamaica

Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea.

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Jamaica Labour Party

The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is one of the two major political parties in Jamaica, the other being the People's National Party (PNP).

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Jamaican cuisine

Jamaican cuisine includes a mixture of cooking techniques, flavours, spices and influences from the indigenous people on the island of Jamaica, and the Spanish, Irish, British, Africans, Indian and Chinese who have inhabited the island.

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Jamaican dollar

The dollar has been the currency of Jamaica since 1969.

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Jamaican Federation of the West Indies membership referendum, 1961

A referendum on continued membership of the Federation of the West Indies was held in Jamaica on 19 September 1961.

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Kenneth Blackburne

Sir Kenneth William Blackburne (12 December 1907 – 4 November 1980) was a British colonial official, arguably best known as the first governor-general of Jamaica.

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Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island.

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Knight Bachelor

The dignity of Knight Bachelor is the most basic and lowest rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system.

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List of governors of Jamaica

This is a list of viceroys in Jamaica from its initial occupation by Spain in 1509, to its independence from the United Kingdom in 1962.

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Marcus Garvey

Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. ONH (17 August 188710 June 1940) was a proponent of Black nationalism in the United States and most importantly Jamaica.

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Mayor

In many countries, a mayor (from the Latin maior, meaning "bigger") is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.

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Morant Bay rebellion

The Morant Bay rebellion (11 October 1865) began with a protest march to the courthouse by hundreds of peasants led by preacher Paul Bogle in Morant Bay, Jamaica.

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Multiracial

Multiracial is defined as made up of or relating to people of many races.

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National Heroes Park

National Heroes Park is a botanical garden in Kingston, Jamaica.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Norman Manley

Norman Washington Manley MM, QC, National Hero of Jamaica (4 July 1893 – 2 September 1969), was a Jamaican statesman.

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Order of Brilliant Star

Order of Brilliant Star is a civilian order of the Republic of China recognizing outstanding contributions to the development of the nation.

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Order of National Hero (Jamaica)

The Order of National Hero is an honour awarded by the government of Jamaica.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the Civil service.

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Paul Bogle

Paul Bogle (1822 – 24 October 1865)Dugdale-Pointon, T.,. Military History Encyclopedia on the Web, 22 September 2008.

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People's National Party

The People's National Party (PNP) is a social-democratic political party in Jamaica founded in 1938 by Activist Osmond Theodore Fairclough.

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Prime Minister of Jamaica

The Prime Minister of Jamaica is Jamaica's head of government, currently Andrew Holness.

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Prison

A prison, also known as a correctional facility, jail, gaol (dated, British English), penitentiary (American English), detention center (American English), or remand center is a facility in which inmates are forcibly confined and denied a variety of freedoms under the authority of the state.

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Privy Council of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign of the United Kingdom.

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Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico (Spanish for "Rich Port"), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, "Free Associated State of Puerto Rico") and briefly called Porto Rico, is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeast Caribbean Sea.

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Spain

Spain (España), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España), is a sovereign state mostly located on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe.

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Taiwan

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a state in East Asia.

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The Jamaica Observer

Jamaica Observer Limited is a daily newspaper published in Kingston, Jamaica.

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The Right Excellent

The honorific prefix "The Right Excellent" is a form of address that is used in several countries.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Universal suffrage

The concept of universal suffrage, also known as general suffrage or common suffrage, consists of the right to vote of all adult citizens, regardless of property ownership, income, race, or ethnicity, subject only to minor exceptions.

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University of the West Indies

The University of the West Indies (UWI), originally University College of the West Indies, is a public university system established to serve the higher education needs of the residents of 18 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turks and Caicos Islands.

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West Indies Federation

The West Indies Federation, also known as the West Indies, the Federation of the West Indies or the West Indian Federation, was a short-lived political union that existed from 3 January 1958 to 31 May 1962.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Bustamante

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