A. N. R. Robinson
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President and Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1926-2014)
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Basdeo Panday , Patrick Manning
- Preceded by
- Noor Hassanali
- Succeeded by
- George Maxwell Richards
- President
- Ellis Clarke , Noor Hassanali
- Born
- Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson , ( 1926-12-16 ) 16 December 1926, Scarborough , Trinidad and Tobago
- Died
- 9 April 2014 (2014-04-09) (aged 87), Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago
- Party
- People's National Movement (until 1970) Democratic Action Congress (1970–1986) National Alliance for Reconstruction (1986–1997)
- Spouse
- Patricia Robinson
- Alma mater
- University of London Oxford University
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Arthur
- Family name
- Robinson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Place of birth
- Scarborough
- Place of death
- Port of Spain
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- President of Trinidad and Tobago
- Educated at
- University of Oxford
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- A. N. R. Robinson.jpg
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- date of death
- 2014-04-09
- date of birth
- 1926-12-16
- name in native language
- Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson
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- A. N. R. Robinson
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Encyclopedic overview
Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson SC OCC TC (16 December 1926 – 9 April 2014; known as A. N. R. or "Ray" Robinson), was a Trinidad and Tobago politician who served as the third President of Trinidad and Tobago from 1997 to 2003 and the third Prime Minister from 1986 to 1991. He is known for his resilience within the government, resigning from Eric Williams’ administration in 1970 promoted by the State of Emergency imposed on Black Power protests, and is recognized for his proposal that led to the establishment of the International Criminal Court. He is also remembered for being held hostage during the 1990 Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt, during which he ordered the army to “attack with full force” while being held at gunpoint.
Robinson was the first active politician to be elected to the presidency, and was the first presidential candidate who was not elected unopposed (the Opposition People's National Movement nominated Justice Anthony Lucky as its candidate for president). President Robinson sparked controversy in his term in office when he refused to appoint certain senators recommended by Prime Minister Basdeo Panday following the elections in 2000 and in 2001 when he appointed the Leader of the Opposition Patrick Manning to the position of prime minister after a tied election.
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