Historical Organization
Trinidad colonial government
Trinidad colonial government
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Organization Timeline
Mostly women protest for full freedom in Trinidad
📅 2 August 1838On 2 August 1838, a crowd of about 200 people, mostly women, protested in Trinidad and demanded full freedom. The colonial militia suppressed the demonstration. Their action came one day after...
Colonial forces fire on the Hosay procession in San Fernando
📅 30 October 1884On 30 October 1884, police and military forces fired on participants in the Hosay procession near San Fernando after colonial authorities restricted its route and movement into town. The procession...
Oilfield strikes spread across Trinidad
📅 21 June 1937On 21 June 1937, strikes and unrest spread from the southern oilfields to Point Fortin, San Fernando, Penal, Ste Madeleine, Waterloo, Woodford Lodge, Port of Spain, Rio Claro and other districts....
Police gunfire kills workers during unrest in Rio Claro
📅 23 June 1937A 28 June 1937 statement in the British House of Commons reported that on 23 June the Governor had informed officials of unrest in Rio Claro: police fired back at a crowd and four people were...
Butler surrenders and is arrested after months in hiding
📅 9 September 1937On 9 September 1937, Tubal Uriah Butler surrendered after remaining in hiding following the June uprising. The National Trust records that he faced sedition charges and was jailed for two years for...
Parliament reports oil workers’ wage dispute referred to arbitration
📅 11 May 1938On 11 May 1938, the British House of Commons heard that employers and workers in Trinidad’s oil industry had agreed in principle to refer a wage dispute to arbitration. The Colonial Office said...