
Barbados elects first president, British Queen to be replaced as head of state
India Today
Barbados has elected its first president, a key step in its preparations to become a republic and remove Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as head of state of the Caribbean island.
Barbados has elected its first president, a key step in preparations to become a republic and remove Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as head of state of the Caribbean island.
Sandra Mason, the current governor-general, is set to be sworn in as president on November 30, the country's 55th anniversary of independence from Britain.

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