Description: (Politician)
Eric Eustace Williams was a prominent Trinidadian politician who played a pivotal role in leading Trinidad and Tobago to independence from British colonial rule. As the first Prime Minister of the nation, he was instrumental in achieving majority rule, independence, and republic status. Known as the "Father of the Nation," Williams also made significant contributions as a Caribbean historian, notably through his influential work "Capitalism and Slavery." His tenure was marked by a series of electoral successes with the People's National Movement until his passing in 1981.