Eric Eustace Williams
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Eric Eustace Williams was a Trinidadian historian, scholar, and politician who became the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and is widely regarded as the chief architect of the nation’s independence.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eric Eustace Williams canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historian
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| academicDegree | DPhil in History ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-09-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1981-03-29 ⓘ |
| describedAs | chief architect of Trinidad and Tobago's independence ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Queen's Royal College
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St Catherine's Society, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Afro-Trinidadian ⓘ |
| familyName | Williams ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Caribbean history
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economic history ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| founderOf | People's National Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Eric Eustace Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Eric ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | The Right Honourable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Caribbean historiography ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement | Caribbean independence movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Father of the Nation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading Trinidad and Tobago to independence
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theory on the economic motives behind the abolition of the slave trade ⓘ |
| notableWork | Capitalism and Slavery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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politician ⓘ university lecturer ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1981-03-29 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1962-08-31 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Port of Spain
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Trinidad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Port of Spain
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Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty | People's National Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
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Premier of Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| workedAt |
Caribbean Commission
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Howard University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
Capitalism and Slavery
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History of the People of Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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