Several countries are considering leaving British CommonwealthThe Commonwealth, known as the Commonwealth, due to Britain’s reluctance to assume responsibility for the atrocities committed during its colonial past, refused to retain a new king as its head of state.

Various organizations from twelve countries have signed a letter this week addressed to King Carlos III, whose coronation will take place this Saturday, May 6, so «recognize the terrible repercussions and the legacy of genocide and colonization of indigenous peoples and slaves.”

The letter was signed by residents Antigua and Barbuda, Aotearoa (New Zealand), Australia, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

These countries call the United Kingdom a issued a formal apology and began the process of contemplating reparationsThis includes the return of many indigenous cultural artifacts taken from their countries that fill British museums.

However, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has repeatedly refused to do anything other than acknowledge “our country’s past” and try to “build a society without discrimination”, as he answered questions from opposition representatives in Parliament.

Belize is asking to become a republic

This lack of response displeased Belize, the only Commonwealth nation that King Charles III had never visited, and whose Prime Minister, Johnny Bricenothreatened to leave the group.

Spoke to a British newspaper GuardianBriceño argued this Thursday that Sunak had «moral responsibility» for Great Britain’s role in slave trade across the Atlantic Ocean, mainly because of his ancestry, because his family is from India.

“When you read and hear about the looting that took place on his ancestral lands, I think it’s clear that (Sunak) should apologize” on behalf of his country, the Belizean assures, threatened to soon become a republic.

Jamaica may also soon join the list of countries have chosen to have a different head of state to the king of England -Barbados is the last to become a republic in 2021, in a ceremony attended by Carlos III himself-.

Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holnessvowed to hold a referendum to determine whether his people wanted Carlos III to remain as head of state.

There are 14 states in which the British monarch is the head of state representative, although the Commonwealth is also the political association of 56 countries. Although many of these countries hoped to become republics, most of them were they do not consider leaving the community at the political levelfollowing a process similar to that carried out by Barbados.