West Indies Federation

West Indies Federation was a colony in Caribbean (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) that lasted from 1958 to 1962 CE, about 4 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Union of ten British Caribbean colonies meant to become one independent state. It collapsed after Jamaica voted to leave in 1961.

See West Indies Federation on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1958 to 1962 CE

Duration

4 years

Type

Colony

Region

Caribbean, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Port of Spain

Became

• Jamaica 1962 CE to the present
• Trinidad and Tobago 1962 CE to the present

Events in Mesoamerica and Caribbean during its time

• 1959 Cuban Revolution
• 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis

Neighbours in Mesoamerica and Caribbean

• Haiti 1804 CE to the present
• British West Indies 1624 to 1983 CE
• Colony of Jamaica 1655 to 1962 CE
• Mexico 1823 CE to the present
• Cuba 1959 CE to the present
• Dutch Caribbean 1634 CE to the present
• Honduras 1838 CE to the present
• Nicaragua 1838 CE to the present
• Costa Rica 1838 CE to the present
• Guatemala 1839 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present, Southeast Asia
• Republic of India 1947 CE to the present, South Asia
• People's Republic of China 1949 CE to the present, East Asia
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Europe
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Central and North Asia

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