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Detailed explanation-1: -Rihanna named a national hero of Barbados: ‘May you continue to shine like a diamond’

Detailed explanation-2: -Born in Barbados in 1988 as Robyn Rihanna Fenty, the Anti singer received the high honor from her home country on Nov. 29, and was named a National Hero by Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley in a ceremony marking the country’s split from the British throne to become its own republic.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ceremony was held to commemorate Barbados leaving the reign of the British monarchy after 396 years. Rihanna is the second woman and the 11th person to be declared a national hero of Barbados.

Detailed explanation-4: -National Hero, The Right Excellent Charles Duncan O’Neal, dedicated most of his working life to the poor. Although a medical doctor and a member of the privileged class, he agitated against deep-seated racism of the 1920s and 1930s, which the planter class perpetuated against blacks.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mottley said the superstar commanded “the imagination of the world through the pursuit of excellence with her creativity, her discipline, and above all else, her extraordinary commitment to the land of her birth”.