1632: English settlers establish a colony on Antigua.
17th Century: Barbuda becomes a British colony, administered by the governor of Antigua.
1834: Slavery is abolished in the British Empire.
1939: Antigua and Barbuda becomes part of the West Indies Federation.
1962: The West Indies Federation dissolves.
1967: Antigua and Barbuda gains self-governance from the United Kingdom.
1981: Antigua and Barbuda becomes a fully independent country within the Commonwealth of Nations.
