{"slug": "trinidad-and-tobago", "label": "Trinidad and Tobago", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q754", "qid": "Q754", "description": "island sovereign state in the Caribbean", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [1783, 1990], "span_label": ["1783 CE", "1990 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 2}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "united-kingdom", "label": "United Kingdom", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "british-empire", "label": "British Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "british-raj", "label": "British Raj", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "barbados", "label": "Barbados", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "guyana", "label": "Guyana", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1783, "year_label": "1783 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "November 24", "text": "November 24 – In Spain, the Cedula of Population is signed, stating that anyone who will swear fealty to Spain and is of the Roman Catholic faith is welcome to populate Trinidad and Tobago.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370056030#October–December", "title": "1783", "revid": 1370056030, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1797, "year_label": "1797 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 18", "text": "February 18 – Invasion of Trinidad: Spanish Governor José María Chacón peacefully surrenders the colony of Trinidad to a British naval force, commanded by Sir Ralph Abercromby.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368310974#January–March", "title": "1797", "revid": 1368310974, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1845, "year_label": "1845 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "May 30", "text": "May 30 – Fatel Razack (Fath Al Razack, 'Victory of Allah the Provider', قتح الرزاق) is the first ship to bring indentured labourers from India to Trinidad and Tobago, landing in the Gulf of Paria with 227 immigrants.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364939346#April–June", "title": "1845", "revid": 1364939346, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1962, "year_label": "1962 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "August 31", "text": "August 31 – The Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago becomes fully independent of the United Kingdom's British Empire.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373095518#August", "title": "1962", "revid": 1373095518, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1968, "year_label": "1968 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "May 1", "text": "May 1 – CARIFTA, the Caribbean Free Trade Association, is formally created as an agreement between Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371310387#May–June", "title": "1968", "revid": 1371310387, "section": "Events › May–June"}}, {"year": 1990, "year_label": "1990 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 27", "text": "July 27 – The parliament building and a government television house in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago are stormed by the Jamaat al Muslimeen in a coup d'état attempt which lasts five days. Approximately 26 to 30 people are killed and several are wounded (including the prime minister, A. N. R. Robinson, who is shot in the leg).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366571855#July", "title": "1990", "revid": 1366571855, "section": "Events › July"}}]}