This document provides information about presidents of Trinidad and Tobago. It includes the names and terms of the six presidents since the country became a republic in 1976. Short biographies are given for each president. Instructions are provided for a craft activity to make picture frames with photos of the presidents in order of their time in office. Contact information is given for a creation center and suggestions are made for a field trip to the President's House.

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GLUE
*CRAFT STICKS
*CLOTHES PIN
*DECORATIONS
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Port of Spain
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Pitch Lake
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Maracas Bay
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Bucco Reef
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Scarborough
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LET’S LEARN
OUR PRESIDENTS!

12. On August 1st 1976, Trinidad and Tobago
became a republic.
Our President is the Head of State and
Commander in Chief of the Armed
forces.
The President stays in office for five
years.
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13. September 24th, 1976 is the date that
the country's first Parliament met
after it became a republic.
WHAT IS A PARLIAMENT?
Parliament is the lawmaking group in the
government.
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15. The second and last Governor-General
and the first President of Trinidad and
Tobago.
He was elected as President when
Trinidad and Tobago became a Republic
in 1976.
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SIR ELLIS CLARKE
September 24, 1976 – March 19, 1987

16. The second President of Trinidad and
Tobago, Noor Hassanali served 10 years
He was the first Muslim Head of State
in the Americas.
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NOOR HASSANALI
March 20, 1987 – March 17, 1997

17. Arthur N.R. Robinson was the Prime
Minister from 1986-1991
He was the first active politician to be
elected to the Presidency.
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ANR ROBINSON
March 18, 1997 – March 16, 2003

18. Professor George Maxwell Richards was
the country’s fourth President.
He was the first Head of State in the
Anglophone Caribbean of Amerindian
ancestry.
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GEORGE MAXWELL RICHARDS
March 17, 2003 – March 18, 2013

19. Justice Anthony Carmona is our
fifth president.
He became president officially
on March 18th, 2013.
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JUSTICE ANTHONY CARMONA
March 19, 2013 – March 18, 2018

20. Her Excellency Paula-Mae Weekes is the
current and sixth President of Trinidad
and Tobago.
She is the first female president of
Trinidad and Tobago.
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PAULA-MAE WEEKES
March 19, 2018– Present

21. MAKE IT AS YOU LEARN IT:
PICTURE FRAME!
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22. HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED:
PICTURE
GLUE
*CRAFT STICKS
*MAGNET
*POMS-POMS
DECORATIONS
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DIY PLACE TIPS
GET INTO GROUPS OF 6 AND MAKE 6 PICTURE FRAMES
WITH THE PICTURES OF THE PRESIDENTS, THEN
ARRANGE THEM IN ORDER OF WHO WAS PRESIDENT
FIRST THEN LAST.

24. the official residence of the President of Trinidad
and Tobago.#BeAMaker
FIELD TRIP IDEAS
THE PRESIDENT’S HOUSE

26. Call: 1(868)620-
1635
Email:
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