1995 in the British Virgin Islands
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Events from the year 1995 in the British Virgin Islands.
Incumbents
[edit]- Governor: Peter Penfold then David Mackilligin
- Chief Minister:
- H. Lavity Stoutt (until 14 May)
- Ralph T. O'Neal (starting 14 May)
February
[edit]- 20 February 1995 - Chief Minister Lavity Stoutt leads the incumbent Virgin Islands Party to victory in the general election, winning a record fifth term as Chief Minister.[1]
May
[edit]- 14 May 1995 - Chief Minister Lavity Stoutt dies. He was the first and longest serving Chief Minister, winning a total of five general elections as party leader. At the time of his death he was also the longest serving Parliamentarian in the Caribbean region.[2] Ralph O'Neal succeeded him as both party leader and Chief Minister.
September
[edit]- 6 September 1995 - Hurricane Luis strikes the British Virgin Islands.[3]
- 15 September 1995 - Hurricane Marilyn strikes the Territory, a mere nine days after Hurricane Luis.[4]
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ "BVI election and information results 1950–2011" (PDF). BVI Deputy Governor's Office. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Lavity Stoutt". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ Miles B. Lawrence (8 January 1996). "Hurricane Luis Preliminary Report" (PDF). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ Rappaport, Edward N; National Hurricane Center (17 January 1996). Hurricane Marilyn: September 12 - 22, 1995 (PDF) (Preliminary Report). United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service. Retrieved 29 November 2016.