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c. 1686

Queen Nanny of the Maroons Born

Queen Nanny, the legendary Ashanti warrior-leader of the Jamaican Maroons, was born in what is now Ghana. She is Jamaica's only female National Hero.

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March 1, 1739

Jamaican Maroons Sign Peace Treaty with British

The Jamaican Maroons, communities of escaped enslaved Africans, signed a peace treaty with the British after decades of guerrilla warfare in the Blue Mountains.

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