Dominica's History

By alison.nohl
  • Christopher Coulumbus Discovers Dominica
    Nov 3, 1493

    Christopher Coulumbus Discovers Dominica

    Christopher Columbus visits the island, he then names it Dominica (Sunday Island).
  • Seperate Legislative Assembly Established

    Seperate Legislative Assembly Established

    In the year of 1768 the Seperate Legislative Assembly was established in Dominica
  • Full Political and Social Rights

    Full Political and Social Rights

    Social and full political rights were granted to free non whites.
  • Coffee Constitutes Dominica's Value

    Coffee Constitutes Dominica's Value

    Coffee made up 32% of the value of Doniminica's exports.
  • Slavery Abolished

    Slavery Abolished

  • Dominica Trade Union Formed

    Dominica Trade Union Formed

    This is the first Trade Union formed in Dominica.
  • Independence Day

    Independence Day

  • Hurricane David

    Hurricane David

    This devastating hurricane killed 37 people on the island and 60,000 people lost their homes.
  • First Female Prime Minister

    First Female Prime Minister

    Mary Eugine Charles was the first female prime minister in dominica.
  • Hurricane Lenny

    Hurricane Lenny

    Hurricane Lenny was the second-strongest November Atlantic hurricane on record. Lenny was a record-breaking fifth Category 4 hurricane in the 1999 Atlantic hirricane season.