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"but when he agreed to take Anguilla to St. Kitts, he was killed" -- What does it mean to take Anguilla to St. Kitts? They are islands, and fairly immovable. If anyone understands what this means, could you try a rephrasing? --Amble (talk) 16:44, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have added a source and attempted to clarify. I also changed "killed" to "fired" since it is supported by the sources I've been able to find. It seems that Adams was still talking to reporters after he was removed from office, and I can't find any indication that he was killed outside of Wikipedia. If he was indeed killed, a reliable source to that effect would be great. --Amble (talk) 17:28, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have added another source that indicates Adams remained on the Council and was merely replaced as chairman. News articles from a few years later indicate that he was a member of the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla federal parliament. Although I'm not familiar with the eligibility requirements, I can only assume these facts are incompatible with the idea that he was killed in 1967. --Amble (talk) 20:44, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Further: Adams seems to have died some time after May 8, 1971 [1] and not later than 2008 [2]. I haven't been able to find an obituary, which is somewhat surprising, but also suggests he died of natural causes some time well after his involvement in politics. --Amble (talk) 22:35, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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colonialism?[edit]

This article does not mention any 'natives' on the island when Europeans arrived. According to the Wikipedia definition, Colonialism requires two peoples, one establishing dominance over the other. Were there natives on the island when Colombus arrived? --142.163.194.66 (talk) 11:58, 30 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That's an overly strict definition. Clearly the meaning is that after the island was discovered, a colony was formed, and that doesn't require postcolonial nonsense; ancient Roman colonies merely consisted of citizens settling in a distant location, and the same is true here. Nyttend (talk) 21:59, 16 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]