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Why did Eugenia Charles create the Dominica Freedom Party?
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Eugenia Charles founded the Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) in 1968 primarily to oppose government legislation that sought to limit freedom of the press and dissent.12
The party was established as a broad-based political organization that brought together various opposition groups. Charles, who became the party's leader, later served as the prime minister of Dominica from 1980 to 1995, becoming the first woman to hold that office in the Caribbean.12