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West Indian National Party
The West Indian National Party was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. It was originally founded on 18 November 1942 as a progressive party, aligned with the socialist views of trade unionists Quintin O'Connor and Rupert Gittens of Trade Union Congress. One of the key planks of their platform was the nationalisation of major industries. In 1945 Claude Lushington attended the Pan-African Congress in Manchester on behalf of the party. Following the breakup of the Democratic Labour Party in 1974, the party was resurrected by Ashford Sinanan to contest the 1976 general elections. One of three parties to succeed the DLP, it received just 1,242 votes and failed to win a seat.Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ... (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinidad And Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of Grenada and off the coast of northeastern Venezuela. It shares maritime boundaries with Barbados to the northeast, Grenada to the northwest and Venezuela to the south and west. Trinidad and Tobago is generally considered to be part of the West Indies. The island country's capital is Port of Spain, while its largest and most populous city is San Fernando. The island of Trinidad was inhabited for centuries by Indigenous peoples before becoming a colony in the Spanish Empire, following the arrival of Christopher Columbus, in 1498. Spanish governor José María Chacón surrendered the island to a British fleet under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby in 1797. Trinidad and Tobago were ceded to Britain in 1802 under the Treaty of Amiens as se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quintin O'Connor
Quintin O'Connor (31 October 1908 – 3 November 1958) was a union leader, activist, and politician in colonial Trinidad and Tobago from the 1930s to the late 1950s. He played an essential role in the institutionalization of unionism in Trinidad and was an early proponent of Trinidadian independence. Personal life Quintin O’Connor was born on 31 October 1908 in Port of Spain to Virginia and Henry O’Connor. Virginia was a homemaker and Henry was the manager of a firm of cocoa merchants. They had five children besides Quintin: Lucy, Phillip, Juan, Patrick and Willie. Along with his brothers, Quintin was among a small number of young men in Trinidad whose families could afford to provide them with a secondary education. He attended school at Saint Mary’s College, though he left school without obtaining the Junior Cambridge Certificate. O'Connor married Lucy Daphne Piper on 31 July 1943. During their fifteen-year marriage, they had four children. Union career O'Connor, as a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of The West Indies
The University of the West Indies (UWI), originally University College of the West Indies, is a public university system established to serve the higher education needs of the residents of 17 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turks and Caicos Islands. Each country is either a member of the Commonwealth of Nations or a British Overseas Territory. The aim of the university is to help "unlock the potential for economic and cultural growth" in the West Indies, thus allowing improved regional autonomy. The university was originally instituted as an independent external college of the University of London. The university has produced students who have excelled in a number of disciplines such as the arts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester (1945)
, image_map = Manchester UK locator map.svg , mapsize = , map_alt = , map_caption = Manchester shown within Greater Manchester , pushpin_map = , pushpin_map_alt = , pushpin_map_caption = , pushpin_mapsize = , pushpin_label_position = , coordinates = , coor_pinpoint = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = United Kingdom , subdivision_type1 = Country , subdivision_name1 = England , subdivision_type2 = Region , subdivision_name2 = North West , subdivision_type3 = Ceremonial county and city region , subdivision_name3 = Greater Manchester , subdivision_type4 = , subdivision_name4 = , established_title = Founded , established_date = 1st century AD , established_title1 = Town charter , established_date1 = 1301 , established_title2 = City status , established_date2 = 29 March 1853 , established_title3 = Metropol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
