A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Trinidad and Tobago"
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1498 On his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Italian [i] Cristoforo Colombo; Spanish [i]: ...
becomes the first European to discover the island of TrinidadTrinidad and Tobago The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is a country in the southern Caribbean Sea [i], situated 11 kilometre [i] ...
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1797 Spanish Governor Chacon peacefully surrenders the colony of Trinidad and Tobago to a British naval force commanded by Sir Ralph AbercrombyRalph Abercromby [i] was a [[United Kingdom|British]...
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1962 Trinidad and Tobago become independent.
1967 Trinidad and Tobago are the first Commonwealth nations to join the OASOrganization of American States Organization of American States
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1976 The Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago becomes a republicRepublic In a broad definition, a republic is a state [i] or country [i] that is led by people whose political power [i] ...
, replacing Queen Elizabeth IIElizabeth II of the United Kingdom }
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Elizabeth II is the Queen [i] of 16 independent sovereign [i] state [i] ...
with an elected president as their Head of StateHead of State Head of State or Chief of State is the generic term for the individual or collective office that s...
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1990 The parliament building and a government television house in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago are stormed by the Jamaat al Muslimeen in a coup d'étatCoup d'état A coup d'tat , or simply coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government [i] through unconstitutiona ...
attempt which lasts 5 days. Approximately 26 to 30 people are killed and several wounded (including then Prime MinisterPrime minister A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet [i] in the executive [i] b ...
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