The historical origin of the Bahamas

Full name of the country: Bahamas Federation (Britain) The earliest inhabitants of the Bahamas are Indian Arawaks, who call themselves Lucahos. /kloc-in October, when Columbus first sailed to America, he landed on San Salvador Island (Watling Island) in the central Bahamas. 15 13, Pang Sai Delean, the Spanish governor in Puerto Rico, discovered some islands here and named them the Bahamas. The first European immigrants came here on 1647. 1648, a group of British people headed by W. Searle established the first colony on the island. 1649, the governor of British Bermuda led a group of British people to occupy the islands, but they didn't intend to settle down, so it soon became a refuge for pirates, and the Spanish landed from time to time, resulting in later people who were not particularly rich. 1670, Bahamas was awarded the title of land aristocrat in North America Carolina by the British royal family. 17 18, the king of England appointed W. Rogers as the first directly administered governor. Britain declared the Bahamas a colony. 1782, the Spanish occupied Nassau. 1783, Britain and Spain signed the Treaty of Versailles, which was officially recognized as Britain. After the American Revolution, some people loyal to Britain fled the United States and came to the Bahamas, which promoted the prosperity of the Bahamas and established cotton plantations one after another. During the American Civil War, it became the center to stop smuggling ships. It was not until after the Second World War that tourism began to develop and promoted the permanent prosperity of the local area. 1964 65438+ 10 will implement internal autonomy. 1967,65438+10 held the first general election after autonomy, and Linden Pindling, a progressive party, became prime minister. 1972 the progressive liberal party defeated the separatist activities of anti-government forces at home and abroad and held an early general election. After the election, the party published the Green Paper on Independence, and the British government approved the Bahamas Independence Act. 1July 973 10 declared independence and became a member of the Commonwealth.

The Queen of England is the head of state of the Bahamas. The Governor-General is the representative of the Queen of England in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and is appointed by the Queen on the nomination of the Prime Minister. The Governor exercises his powers on the advice of the Cabinet. The Constitution of the Bahamas came into force on July 1973. According to the Constitution, the Parliament consists of the Governor, the Senate and the House of Representatives for a term of five years. The Governor appoints the Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition, and appoints cabinet ministers on the nomination of the Prime Minister. The Senate consists of 16 members appointed by the governor. The House of Representatives consists of 43 members elected by universal suffrage. 1972 The free national movement established is the ruling party. The main opposition parties are the Progressive Liberal Party and the National Socialist Vanguard Party.

1On May 23rd, 997, People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas formally established diplomatic relations. In July of the same year, 19, China was at the embassy in Bassett. On June 20th, 2006, the Pakistani Embassy was established in China. Although the Bahamas has more than 3,000 islands and coral reefs, only 30 can live in them. Many coral reefs are either too small or lack fresh water. The main island of the archipelago is called New Providence. This island is not the largest in the Bahamas, but it has good comprehensive conditions and was developed early. Therefore, Nassau, the capital of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is on this island.