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.