Dominica Freedom Party
political party, Dominica
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history of Dominica
- In Dominica: Independence of Dominica
…initially formed her party, the Dominica Freedom Party (DFP), to oppose legislation limiting freedom of the press. More conservative in her approach than either of her predecessors, she moved Dominica toward closer ties with Barbados. Her government faced several coup attempts in 1981, but those were perhaps less significant than…
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role of Charles
- In Eugenia Charles
…be head of the new Dominica Freedom Party, a broad-based political party comprising diverse opposition groups, which she helped found in 1968. Charles was appointed to the legislature in 1970, and in 1975 she won a seat to the House of Assembly and became leader of the opposition.
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