Newspaper Reports: Page 1
Scope and Contents
On July 27th 1990, the Jamaat-al-Muslimeen led by Yasim Abu Bakr staged a coup to overthrow the government of Trinidad and Tobago. The collection consists of legal documentation related to this attempted coup. The documents cover several subjects: merchants' insurance compensation claims; newspaper clippings; affidavits; transcripts of radio and TV broadcasts; notes of evidence, enquiry and charges; record of proceedings in the Privy Council against members of the Jamaat-al Muslimeen. Among other things, the collection gives information on the persons who lost their businesses in the looting and destruction which followed in the wake of the attempted coup.
Dates
- Creation: 1990-1994
Extent
From the Collection: 7 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies Repository
St. Augustine
Trinidad and Tobago
868-662-2002 Ext 82132
868-662-9238 (Fax)