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Belize History

Belize, formerly the British Honduras until the name of the country was changed in 1973. Belize lies on the eastern or Caribbean coast of Central America,bounded on the north and part of the west by Mexico, and on the south and the remainder of the west by Guatemala.

From an early date the settlers of Belize had governed themselves under a system of primitive democracy by Public Meeting. A set of regulations referred to as Burnaby's Code was effected in 1765 and this, with some modification, continued until 1840 when an Executive Council was created in Belize.

In 1853 the Public Meeting was replaced by a Legislative Assembly (partly elected, on a restrictive franchise), with the British Superintendent, an office created in 1786 at the settlers' request, as Chairman. When the settlement became a colony in 1871 the Superintendent was replaced by a Lieutenant Governor under the Governor of Jamaica.

The Crown Colony System of Government was introduced in 1871, and the Legislative Assembly by its own vote was replaced by a nominated Legislative Council with an official majority presided over by the Lieutenant Governor.

 

 

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