Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
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Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla （or Saint Christopher, Nevis, and Anguilla） was a British colony in the West Indies from 1882 to 1983, consisting of the islands of Anguilla （until 1980）, Nevis, and Saint Christopher （or Saint Kitts）.
From 1882 to 1951, and again from 1980, the colony was known simply as Saint Christopher and Nevis.
Saint Christopher and Nevis gained independence in 1983 as the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, while Anguilla would remain a British overseas territory.
The islands of Saint Christopher and Nevis had been British colonies since the 17th century, though were always administered separately.
A union of Saint Christopher and Nevis had been proposed as early as 1867, when Captain James George Mackenzie was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Saint Christopher with a mandate to seek an amalgamation of the administrations of the two islands.
This proposal met with strong opposition, however, and was withdrawn the following year.
In 1871, Saint Christopher and Nevis became presidencies within the Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands, with Anguilla being attached to Saint Christopher as a dependency in the same year.
However, in 1882, the legislature of the Leeward Islands passed legislation merging the two presidencies, forming a combined Presidency of Saint Christopher and Nevis.
In 1951, the name of the colony was changed to include Anguilla.
The Leeward Islands Colony was disbanded in 1958, due to frequent tension between its members.
From 1958 to 1962, Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla formed a province of ...