Editing Saint Lucia (section)

===Post-independence era===
Despite leading the country to independence, Compton's initial term as prime minister lasted only a few months, being defeated by the [[Saint Lucia Labour Party]] (SLP) under [[Allan Louisy]] in the [[1979 Saint Lucian general election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Lucia General Election Results 1979 |url=http://caribbeanelections.com/lc/elections/lc_results_1979.asp |website=caribbeanelections.com |access-date=5 February 2023 |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524181906/http://www.caribbeanelections.com/lc/elections/lc_results_1979.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1980, [[Hurricane Allen]] struck the island, destroying much of its infrastructure and reducing economic growth. Compton returned to power after the [[1982 Saint Lucian general election]] after much instability during the labour government's term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/17/world/around-the-world-st-lucia-premier-quits-over-a-series-of-strikes.html|title=St. Lucia Premier Quits Over a Series of Strikes|date=17 January 1982|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=22 February 2010|archive-date=16 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816122856/https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/17/world/around-the-world-st-lucia-premier-quits-over-a-series-of-strikes.html|url-status=live}}</ref> During Compton's second term as the island's leader, banana exports significantly increased and became the nation's main source of revenue. There were improvements to infrastructure, and education was expanded to rural areas. Saint Lucia was key to the [[US invasion of Grenada]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2007 |title=Sir John Compton |url=http://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/sep/09/guardianobituaries.obituaries1 |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> During the 1990s and 2000s, the nation's economy began shifting from agriculture to tourism under the leadership of [[Kenny Anthony]]. The [[9/11 attacks]] in the United States in 2001 killed two Saint Lucians, and caused an economic slowdown, although moderate growth continued until the [[Great Recession]]. The recession, as well as the landfall of [[Hurricane Tomas]] in 2010, led to slow economic growth during the early 2010s, although the economy picked up during the later part of the decade and avoided contraction until 2020, after the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] caused [[COVID-19 recession|major economic issues]] globally.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

In June 2016, the [[United Workers Party (Saint Lucia)|United Workers Party]] (UWP), led by [[Allen Chastanet|Allen Michael Chastanet]], won 11 of the 17 seats in the [[2016 Saint Lucian general election|general election]], ousting the [[St Lucia Labour Party]] (SLP) of the incumbent Prime Minister [[Kenny Anthony]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Allen Chastanet sworn in as new Saint Lucia Prime Minister |url=https://caricom.org/allen-chastanet-sworn-in-as-new-saint-lucia-prime-minister/ |work=CARICOM |date=7 June 2016 |access-date=18 April 2023 |archive-date=19 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519030847/https://caricom.org/allen-chastanet-sworn-in-as-new-saint-lucia-prime-minister/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, Saint Lucia Labour Party won the next [[2021 Saint Lucian general election|election]] in July 2021, meaning its leader [[Philip J. Pierre|Philip J Pierre]] became the ninth Prime Minister of Saint Lucia since independence.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pierre to be sworn in as Prime Minister {{!}} Loop St. Lucia |url=https://stlucia.loopnews.com/content/pierre-be-sworn-prime-minister |work=Loop News |language=en}}</ref>