Leo Des Vignes was a
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 ...
politician. He served as Member of
Parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...
for the constituency of
Diego Martin Central from January 12, 1987 until his death on August 1, 1990. He had won the seat during the
general election of 1986. He also served as a
Parliamentary Secretary during that time. He was a member of the
National Alliance for Reconstruction.
He was injured during the
Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt
The Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt was an attempt to overthrow the government of Trinidad and Tobago, instigated on Friday, 27 July 1990. Over the course of six days, Jamaat al Muslimeen, a radical extremist Islamist group, held hostages (in ...
on July 27, 1990, and hospitalised. He died of his injuries on August 1.
"Trinidad marks 1990 coup attempt"
BBC, July 27, 2010
References
External links
Biography
on the website of the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
1990 deaths
Members of the House of Representatives (Trinidad and Tobago)
Trinidad and Tobago murder victims
People murdered in Trinidad and Tobago
National Alliance for Reconstruction politicians
20th-century Trinidad and Tobago politicians
Year of birth missing
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