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(3rd President of Trinidad and Tobago and Lawyer) A. N. R. Robinson was a Trinidadian politician who held the positions of the third president and third prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago. He is known for his significant role in proposing the establishment of the International Criminal Court. Robinson made history as the first active politician to be elected as president and the first presidential candidate to encounter opposition. Notably, during his tenure, he generated controversy by rejecting the appointment of specific senators suggested by the prime minister and by naming the Leader of the Opposition as prime minister following a tied election.