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Trinidad and Tobago Background and Facts

12/18/2007 03:12 p.m.
Flag: Background: First colonized by the Spanish, the islands came under British control in the early 19th century. The islands' sugar industry was hurt by the emancipation of the slaves in 1834. Manpower was replaced with the importation of contract laborers from India between 1845 and 1917, which boosted sugar ... Read More