Antigua and Barbuda Independence Day

Antigua and Barbuda Independence Day

November 1Antigua and its dependency, Barbuda, became officially independent from England in 1981. Antigua had been settled by English people as early as 1632. It did not gain self-rule until 1967.
This small state also observes the first Monday and Tuesday in August as a legal holiday known as Antigua Carnival, during which a festival celebrates the islanders' cultural heritage.
CONTACTS:
Antigua and Barbuda Embassy
3216 New Mexico Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20016
202-362-5122; fax: 202-362-5225
www.antigua-barbuda.org
SOURCES:
AnnivHol-2000, p. 183