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 Anguilla
is comprised of islands between the Caribbean Sea
and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in
1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain
until the early 19th century, when the island -
against the wishes of the inhabitants - was
incorporated into a single British dependency, along
with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at
separation failed. In 1971, two years after a
revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this
arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with
Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
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