Makandal Daaga

Makandal Akhenation Daaga^[1] ORTT (born Geddes Granger; 13 August 1935 – 8 August 2016) was a Trinidad and Tobago political activist and former revolutionary. He was the leader of the 1970 Black Power Revolution. During the unrest he was arrested and charged.

He rallied against inequalities towards black citizens in Trinidad.

In February 1969, Granger founded the NJAC National Joint Action Committee.

In 2013 Daaga was awarded the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ORTT).^[2]

Daaga died on 8 August 2016.^[3]^[4]

^ "DAAGA; MAKANDAL AKHENATION". The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper. 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
^ "Order of the Republic for Daaga, Deosaran, CJ", Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 29 August 2013.
^ Kissoon, Carolyn (2016-08-08). "Makandal Daaga has died". Trinidad and Tobago Express. Archived from the original on 2016-08-09.
^ "Former leader of Black Power Revolution in Trinidad dies", Jamaica Observer, 8 August 2016.

[1] "DAAGA; MAKANDAL AKHENATION". The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper. 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2019-04-01.

[ORTT-2] "Order of the Republic for Daaga, Deosaran, CJ", Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 29 August 2013.

[3] Kissoon, Carolyn (2016-08-08). "Makandal Daaga has died". Trinidad and Tobago Express. Archived from the original on 2016-08-09.

[4] "Former leader of Black Power Revolution in Trinidad dies", Jamaica Observer, 8 August 2016.

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