Barbados elects Sandra Mason as its first-ever president to replace British Queen as head of state

Barbados elects Sandra Mason as its first-ever president to replace British Queen as head of state

• Barbados has elected Sandra Mason as its first president, as a part of its plan to become a republic nation and remove Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state.
• Mason, who is the current governor-general of the country, will take the charge of office with effect from 30 November 2021.
• 30 November 2021 marks the 55th anniversary of independence of Barbados from Britain and on the same day the country plans to abolish its monarchy and become a republic.
• It was on 30 November 1966 that Barbados became an independent state and Commonwealth realm which has Elizabeth II as its queen