WEST INDIAN

FEDERATION!
 WHAT IS THE WEST INDIAN FEDERATION?

• The West Indian Federation was a political union that existed from 3rd January 1958 to 31st May
1962.

• The islands of the Caribbean that were colonies of the United Kingdom, came together to form
the Federation.

• The intention of the Federation was to create a political unit that would become
independent from Britain as a single state.

• Their aim of establishment was for a political union among its members.

• It was located in  Chaguaramas  Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

 WHY DID THE WEST INDIAN FEDERATION DEPLEAT?

• The Federation collapsed due to internal political conflicts.

• Mainland colonies refused to join.

• Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica had a rivalry.

• The Caribbean wasn’t being informed about the issues.

 MEMBERS OF THE WEST INDIAN FEDERATION.

•  Antigua and Barbuda

• Barbados
• Dominica
• Grenada
• Jamaica
• Montserrat
• St. Kitts and Nevis
• Anguilla
• Saint Lucia
• St. Vincent
• Trinidad and Tobago.
 ELEMENT OF THE WEST INDIAN FEDERATION.

• MOTTO: “To dwell together in unity.”

• ANTHEM: God Save The Queen

• FLAG: It bore four equally spaced narrow white stripes with a large orange-gold disc over the
middle two lines in the center of the flag, undulating horizontally across a blue field
representing the Caribbean Sea and the sun shining upon the waves. Designed by Edna Manley.
 REFERENCES

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Indies_Federation

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https://caricom.org/the-west-indies-federation/#:~:text=The%20Federation%20was%20establis
hed%20by,political%20union%20among%20its%20members.&text=The%20Governor%20Gen
eral%20was%20Lord,located%20in%20Trinidad%20and%20Tobago
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 The End!

Thank you.

Presented by Tya-Marie Toussaint and Omari

Khan.