Barbados breaks with the queen and becomes the world's newest republic
With cheers and fireworks, the island nation became a parliamentary republic, swore in its first president and declared Barbadian-born Rihanna a national hero.
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Barbados breaks with the queen and becomes the world's newest republic
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