Trinidad and Tobago

 

 

 

1498      Trinidad claimed for Spain

1762      Tobago a British colony

1797-1802 Trinidad occupied by Britain

1802-1898 Trinidad a British colony

1899      Trididad an Tobago united

1958-1962 Part of Federation of the West Indies

1962      Independence from UK

1976      Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

 

 

Governors-general

31 Aug 1962 - 15 Sep 1972 Sir Solomon Hochoy ..................... 1905-1983

15 Sep 1972 - 31 Jul 1976 Sir Ellis Emmanuel Innocent Clarke ..... 1917-2010

 

Presidents

01 Aug 1976 - 13 Mar 1987 Sir Ellis Emmanuel Innocent Clarke

13 Mar      - 19 Mar 1987 Michael Jay Williams

19 Mar 1987 - 19 Mar 1997 Noor Mohammad Hassanali ................ 1918-2006

19 Mar 1997 - 17 Mar 2003 Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson ....... 1926-

17 Mar 2003 -             George Maxwell Richards ................ 1931

 

Prime Ministers

28 Oct 1956 - 29 Mar 1981 Eric Eustace Williams .................. 1911-1981

30 Mar 1981 - 18 Dec 1986 George Michael Chambers ................ 1928-1997

18 Dec 1986 - 17 Dec 1991 Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson

17 Dec 1991 - 09 Nov 1995 Patrick Augustus Mervyn Manning ........ 1946-

                          (1st Time)

09 Nov 1995 - 24 Dec 2001 Basdeo Panday .......................... 1993-

24 Dec 2001 - 26 May 2010 Patrick Augustus Mervyn Manning

                          (2nd Time)

26 May 2010 -             Kamla Persad-Bissessar ................. 1952-