Trinidad and Tobago

By The_Original_Mr.Ogg

  • Date Of Independence

    Date Of Independence
    Trinidad and Tobago gains its independence.

  • Joining The OAS

    Joining The OAS
    Trinidad and Tobago joined Organization of American States.

  • Black Power

    Black Power
    Government declared state of emergency after violent protests by "Black Power" supporters.

  • Crippled Economy

    Crippled Economy
    Economy crippled by workers' strike in oil, sugar, transport and electricity sectors. (Could not find specifc date)

  • New Prime Minister

    New Prime Minister
    Trinidad and Tobago became republic; Ellis Clarke, former governor-general, president; Eric Williams prime minister

  • A Fatal Passing

    A Fatal Passing
    Williams died; George Chambers, agricultural minister, became prime minister.

  • A Time Of Change

    A Time Of Change
    Capital punishment restored.

  • Another Shutdown

    Another Shutdown
    President Maxwell Richards elected; Caroni, state-owned sugar company, shut down; more than 8,000 jobs lost.

  • Death Toll

    Death Toll
    Death March occurred, with over 10,000 protesting soaring rate of violent crimes

  • Treachery

    Treachery
    Former Prime Minister Basdeo Panday, sentenced to two years in prison for failing to declare overseas bank account while in office.