The first President of Trinidad and Tobago was Sir Ellis Emmanuel Innocent Clarke, who served from 1976 to 1987. Born on January 18, 1917, in Caroni, Trinidad, Clarke was the third of seven children. He was the first person of African descent to hold the office of President of Trinidad and Tobago. Clarke’s father, Joseph, was a farmer, and his mother, Beatrice, was a housewife. Clarke...
Pioneering the Presidency: Trinidad and Tobago’s First Presidential Leader
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