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Trinidad, 1970: The Mutiny That Did Not Become a Coup | Army, Black Power and Negotiation

Trinidad, 1970: The Mutiny That Did Not Become a Coup | Army, Black Power and NegotiationNieuw16 min

After the Black Power revolt already covered by the show, what happened inside Trinidad’s army—and how was a military mutiny contained? Sources: Trinidad and Tobago Parliament debates; Trinidad and Tobago Commission of Inquiry into the 1970 events; Trinidad and Tobago National Archives; Eric Williams, Inward Hunger; Contemporary reporting from The Trinidad Guardian and BBC archives