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Eric Williams

1911 - 1981

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Eric Eustace Williams (25 September 1911 – 29 March 1981) was a Trinidad and Tobago politician. He has been dubbed as the "Father of the Nation", having led the then-British Colony of Trinidad and Tobago to majority rule on 28 October 1956, to independence on 31 August 1962, and republic status, on 1 August 1976, leading an unbroken string of general elections victories with his political party, the People's National Movement, until his death in 1981. He represented Port of Spain South in the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. He was the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and also a Caribbean historian, most noted for his book entitled Capitalism and Slavery. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Williams is the 16,426th most popular politician (up from 16,728th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Trinidad and Tobago (up from 25th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Trinidadian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eric Williams ranks 16,426 out of 19,576. Before her are Christopher Hornsrud, Moussa Faki, Kaiane Aldorino, Peter Garrett, Alfredo Duhalde, and Tunne Kelam. After her are Patrick Achi, Maria do Carmo Silveira, Joseph Lyons, Eanfrith of Bernicia, Laurent Nkunda, and Matthias Platzeck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Eric Williams ranks 354. Before her are Helmut Braselmann, Wilbert Awdry, Gusztáv Juhász, Garrett Birkhoff, Charles Walters, and Sonny Terry. After her are Chris Berger, Ruth Hussey, Kristina Brenk, Ludwig Schuberth, Zheng Junli, and Yaşar Erkan. Among people deceased in 1981, Eric Williams ranks 245. Before her are Roy Henkel, Carleton S. Coon, Hanns Kilian, Betty McKinnon, Oumarou Ganda, and Geirr Tveitt. After her are Kazimierz Kordylewski, Big Walter Horton, Dragutin Najdanović, Ioachim Moldoveanu, Harry Warren, and Nikolay Smaga.

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In Trinidad and Tobago

Among people born in Trinidad and Tobago, Eric Williams ranks 23 out of 71. Before her are George Padmore (1903), Steven Pressfield (1943), C. L. R. James (1901), Christine Kangaloo (1961), Hasely Crawford (1950), and Kamla Persad-Bissessar (1952). After her are Geoffrey Holder (1930), Anthony Carmona (1953), Ellis Clarke (1917), Anthony Nesty (1967), Lorraine Toussaint (1960), and Patrick Manning (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In Trinidad and Tobago

Among politicians born in Trinidad and Tobago, Eric Williams ranks 7. Before her are George Maxwell Richards (1931), Paula-Mae Weekes (1958), Keith Rowley (1949), A. N. R. Robinson (1926), Christine Kangaloo (1961), and Kamla Persad-Bissessar (1952). After her are Anthony Carmona (1953), Ellis Clarke (1917), Patrick Manning (1946), Basdeo Panday (1933), and Noor Hassanali (1918).

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