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1961 Trinidad and Tobago general election

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Trinidad and Tobago general election, 1961
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Legislative Council
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Eric Williams
Rudranath Capildeo
PNM
DLP
Port of Spain South
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Premier
Eric Williams
People's National Movement
Premier
Prime Minister
Eric Williams
People's National Movement
Trinidad and Tobago
People's National Movement
People's National Movement
Democratic Labour Party
African National Congress
Butler Party
EBCTT
Dieter Nohlen
ISBN
978-0-19-928357-6

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