On 30 November 2021, Barbados removed Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and became a republic within the Commonwealth, with Sandra Mason sworn in as its first president. It was the first Commonwealth realm to take this step in almost 30 years.
Record no. MRB-2026-006795
First country in nearly three decades to become a republic by removing the British monarch as head of state
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