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Historical Values
Year Value
2000 Colonized by France in 1635, the island has subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation.
2001 Colonized by France in 1635, the island has subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation.
2002 Colonized by France in 1635, the island has subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation.
2003 Colonized by France in 1635, the island has subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation.
2004 Colonized by France in 1635, the island has subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation.
2005 Colonized by France in 1635, the island has subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation.
2006 The French began to settle this island in 1635, overcoming resistance from the local Carib inhabitants. In 1660, the suviving natives were rounded up and permanently expelled. The island has subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation.