Eric Williams

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Eric Williams was a Trinidadian historian, political leader, and the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, widely regarded as the chief architect of the nation’s independence.

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instanceOf Prime Minister
historian
human
politician
academicDegree DPhil in History
burialPlace Trinidad and Tobago
citizenship Trinidad and Tobago
continentOfCitizenship North America
countryGoverned Trinidad and Tobago
countryOfBirth Trinidad and Tobago
countryOfDeath Trinidad and Tobago
dateOfBirth 1911-09-25
dateOfDeath 1981-03-29
describedAs chief architect of Trinidad and Tobago’s independence
educatedAt Queen’s Royal College
St Catherine’s College, Oxford
surface form: St Catherine’s Society, Oxford

University of Oxford
familyName Williams
fieldOfWork Caribbean history
economic history
politics
founded People's National Movement
surface form: People’s National Movement
gender male
givenName Eric
hasMemorial Eric Williams Plaza
hasMonument Eric Williams Memorial Collection
headOfGovernmentOf Trinidad and Tobago
knownFor Eric Williams thesis on slavery and capitalism
leading Trinidad and Tobago to independence
languageSpoken English
name Eric Eustace Williams
nationality Trinidadian and Tobagonian
notableWork Capitalism and Slavery
History of the People of Trinidad and Tobago
occupation historian
politician
university lecturer
placeOfBirth Port of Spain
placeOfDeath Port of Spain
politicalParty People's National Movement
surface form: People’s National Movement
positionHeld Chief Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
Premier of Trinidad and Tobago
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
regionOfOrigin Caribbean
religion Roman Catholicism
termEnd 1981-03-29
termStart 1962-08-31

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