Timeline
The Devaluation Crisis
Economic downturn prompts calls for self-governance in British Honduras (now Belize) due to dissatisfaction with colonial rule.
01/01/1949
Formation of People's United Party
Formation of People's United Party (PUP). Minimum age for women voters lowered from 30 to 21.
01/08/1950Constitutional Reforms
Constitutional reforms give Belize limited autonomy; general elections won by People's United Party (PUP), led by George Price.
02/10/1954Hurricane
Hurricane Hattie kills more than 260 people.
03/14/1961