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| History |
| Chronology of major dates in the history of the PNM at party and national levels |
| 1901-09-17 - Birth of the First Chairman of the PNM Sir Learie Nicolas Constantine, T.C., K.C.M.G, Baron of Nelson and Colne
1911-07-24 - Birth of PNM's 1st Lady Vice Chairperson & 1st Female Minister of T&T, H.E. The Hon. Mrs. Isabel Ursula Cadogan-Teshea
1911-09-25 - Birth of the Father of the Nation - The Hon. Dr. Eric Eustace Williams
1956-01-15 - Inaugural Conference of the PNM in Woodford Square
1956-01-24 - Public Launching of the PNM in Woodford Square, Port of Spain |
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| Pre 1956 Political Landscape |
| There is a price to pay for everything, for while T&T has always enjoyed peace and stability, with the exception of international trends regarding labour, in its many facets of proper wages, proper working conditions, and opportunities for every creed and race to be recognised and promoted based on their merit and performance. |
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| The Prophesying of the Emergence of a new Political Party |
| A great opportunity would exist for the P. N. M. to form itself into a political party and to partake in the postponed General Elections of 1955.
In the height of this suspense, the Legislative Council Member for St. George West, Edwin Duval stated: “Each and every person, man or woman, elected member or not, who has signed the Majority Report, has signed his own death certificate… |
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| The Formative Years of the PNM |
| People's Education Movement of the Teachers’ Economic and Cultural Association Ltd. : On the very day Dr. Williams received notice of his dismissal by the Caribbean Commission, he held his first discussion about the formation of a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. It was decided that he would give a public lecture in Woodford Square on his relationship with the Caribbean Commission. Dr. Williams contacted two “teacher friends,” John Shelford Donaldson and Donald Granado, who agreed to hold the meeting under the auspices of the People’s Education Movement of the Teachers’ Economic and Cultural Association. |
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Prime Minister Patrick Manning
reads his speech at the UN |
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