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Black Power Revolution
The Black Power Revolution was a wave of protests in Trinidad and Tobago in February–April 1970, led by students and the National Joint Action Committee, demanding economic power for Afro- and Indo-Trinidadians. Mass marches and strikes led Prime Minister Eric Williams to declare a state of emergency in April, when part of the army also mutinied. The mutiny was contained and the leaders arrested, but the events pushed the government towards nationalisation and local ownership.
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