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Milton Cato

1915–1997 · 20th century · Also known as Robert Milton Cato

Milton Cato was a Vincentian lawyer and politician who led Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to independence. A founder of the Saint Vincent Labour Party in 1955, he served as chief minister and premier and became the country's first prime minister at independence in October 1979. His government put down a brief uprising on Union Island in December 1979, and he lost power to James Mitchell's New Democratic Party in 1984.

Milton Cato
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Milton Cato. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/milton-cato
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