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Events on Monday 6 August 1962 1
1962Jamaica gains independenceEnd of British colonial rule in JamaicaJamaica became an independent nation within the Commonwealth on August 6, 1962, ending over 300 years of British colonial rule. Alexander Bustamante became the country's first prime minister. The independence was marked by celebrations across the island.