trinidad and tobago became one country in 1814.
when did trinidad and tobago became one country?
1814
early bilateral interactions occurred as both countries shared their colonial relationship as former parts of the british empire. one of the first moves towards a more formal relationship between barbados and tobago began with an attempted move by barbados to secure a british agreement for unification of barbados and tobago. the move however failed and tobago continued on a path of administrative unification with trinidad in 1889. prior to this unification both barbados and tobago were parts of a british experiment of placing several neighboring british possessions in the windward islands under the administration of the governor of barbados. this formed the basis of the colony of barbados and the windward islands. barbados was involved in this colony from 1833 until 1885, while tobago though was involved from 1833 until 1889. upon the withdrawal of barbados, the island lobbied the british government to amalgamate tobago with barbados but was unsuccessful and tobago became a ward of trinidad instead.
barbados–trinidad and tobago relations
trinidad and tobago became an independent monarchy on 31 august 1962. in 1974, a constitutional reform commission led by chief justice of trinidad and tobago hugh wooding recommended that the country become a republic, in line with almost universal national opinion. a new constitution was adopted on 1 august 1976, when trinidad and tobago became a republic within the commonwealth with the president of trinidad and tobago as head of state.
queen of trinidad and tobago