Trinidad and Tobago gained its independence from Great Britain on 31 August 1962. At midnight on 30 August 1962, the Union Jack (British flag) was lowered and the Trinidad and Tobago flag was raised for the first time. Bells tolled and sirens rang out to herald the birth of the newly independent nation.
Independence Day Message 2017 by His Excellency Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona, ORTT, SC, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on 31 August 2017
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Independence Day Message 2017 by Prime Minister, Dr. The Hon.Keith Rowley, MP on 31 August 2017
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Message to the Nation on the 55th Anniversary of Independence from Opposition Leader Hon Kamla Persad-Bissessar, 31 August 2017
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54th Anniversary 2016
Independence Day Message 2016 by His Excellency Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona, ORTT, SC, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on 31 August 2016
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Independence Day Message 2016 by Prime Minister, Dr. The Hon.Keith Rowley, MP on 31 August 2016
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Message to the Nation on the 54th Anniversary of Independence from Opposition Leader Hon Kamla Persad-Bissessar, 31 August 2016
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53rd Anniversary 2015
Independence Day Message 2015 by His Excellency Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona, ORTT, SC, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on 31 August 2015
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Independence Day Message 2015 by Prime Minister, The Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP on 31 August 2015
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An Address to the Nation on it's 53rd Anniversary of Independence by the Leader of the Opposition and the Political Leader of the People’s National Movement, 31 August 2015
52nd Anniversary 2014
Independence Day Message 2014 by Prime Minister, The Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP on 31 August 2014
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Independence Day Message 2014 by Leader of the Opposition, Dr. The Hon. Keith Rowley on 31 August 2014
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51st Anniversary 2013
Independence Day Message 2013 by His Excellency Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona, ORTT, SC, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on 31 August 2013
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Independence Day Message 2013 by Prime Minister, The Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP on 31 August 2013
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Independence Day Message 2013 by Leader of the Opposition, Dr. The Hon. Keith Rowley on 31 August 2013
50th Anniversary 2012
Independence Day Message 2012 by His Excellency Professor George Maxwell Richards, TC, CMT, PhD, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on 31 August 2012
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Independence Day Message 2012 by Prime Minister, The Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP on 31 August 2012
Independence Day Message 2012 by Leader of the Opposition, Dr. The Hon. Keith Rowley on 31 August 2012
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49th Anniversary 2011
Independence Day Message 2011 by His Excellency Professor George Maxwell Richards, TC, CMT, PhD, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on 31 August 2011
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48th Anniversary 2010
Independence Day Message 2010 by His Excellency Professor George Maxwell Richards, TC, CMT, PhD, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on 31 August 2010
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47th Anniversary 2009
Independence Day Message 2009 by His Excellency Professor George Maxwell Richards, TC, CMT, PhD, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on 31 August 2009
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46th Anniversary 2008
Independence Day Message 2008 by His Excellency Professor George Maxwell Richards, TC, CMT, PhD, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on 31 August 2008
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Independence Day Message 2008 by Prime Minister, The Hon. Patrick Manning on 31 August 2008
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1962
Independence Day Message 1962 by Prime Minister, The Hon. Eric Williams, MP on 31 August 1962
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