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IN AUGUST 1962, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago became the first two British colonies in the English-speaking Caribbean to gain Independence. Since then, another 13 former British colonies in the anglophone Caribbean, culminating with St Kitts and Nevis in 1983, have joined the ranks of independent states.
On what date does anyone know in 1949 did Ireland gain its Independence from Britain. I had to look up the Reason....for the 4th of July Celebrations in the States,I never really Knew the full story. First Ireland. In what year did Ireland gain its independence from Britain. The official answer to this is 1949, but the separation was more of an evolution. The land which makes up Ireland was partitioned on 3 May 1921.