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Rihanna is now The Right Honourable Robyn Rihanna Fenty.
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Rihanna on being named a national hero by Barbados: "Nothing, nothing compares to being recognized in the soil that you grew in" https://t.co/cVGerQyyUt pic.twitter.com/rqjQM9RWY0
— Bloomberg Originals (@bbgoriginals) December 1, 2021
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Her new title: The Right Honourable Robyn Rihanna Fenty
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) November 30, 2021
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#BREAKING – It is 12 midnight in Barbados – 394 years of British monarchical rule ends
— Kevz Politics (@KevzPolitics) November 30, 2021
Barbados becomes the world’s newest republic.
Meet your Heads
Dame Sandra Mason – President
Mia Amor Mottley – Prime Minister pic.twitter.com/Z0TFiYBcYy
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Sandra Mason became Barbados' first president, replacing Queen Elizabeth as head of state.
— AJ+ (@ajplus) November 30, 2021
It comes almost 400 years after the British colonized the island and enslaved over 380,000 people on its plantations. The queen is still head of state in 15 countries, mostly ex-colonies. pic.twitter.com/SucRyy8P9G
Prince Charles acknowledged the "appalling atrocity of slavery" on Barbados as it became a republic.
— AJ+ (@ajplus) November 30, 2021
Britain was a dominant force in the slave trade, enslaving millions of Africans to work in colonies. When slavery was abolished, it paid compensation only to former slave owners. pic.twitter.com/TSGrSz0QKv
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Pop superstar Rihanna was declared a National Hero in her native Barbados during celebrations to mark the island's transition to a republic. https://t.co/Tdj6W6142R pic.twitter.com/5ua9t9inVz
— ABC News (@ABC) December 1, 2021
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Barbados says goodbye to monarchy, hello to national hero Rihanna https://t.co/rnmoglLOCs
— Wuislane Colas (@WuislaneColas) December 1, 2021
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🎶 That Rihanna reign just won’t let up 🎶👑 — the superstar was declared a national hero in Barbados pic.twitter.com/ba2FW2diC2
— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) December 1, 2021
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