Adrian Cola Rienzi

Politician, Deceased Person

1905 – 1972

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Who was Adrian Cola Rienzi?

Adrian Cola Rienzi ORTT was a Trinidad and Tobago trade unionist, politician and lawyer. He founded both the Oilfields Workers Trade Union and the All Trinidad Sugar Estates and Factory Workers Union, and was involved in the establishment of three other trade unions. He was also the first president of the Trinidad and Tobago Trades Union Council, from its foundation in 1938 until 1944. In addition to working for workers rights, Rienzi also worked hard for the rights of Indo-Trinidadians. He helped secure more employment of Indo-Trinidadians in the public service, the right to cremation, the recognition of Hindu and Muslim marriages and the establishment of schools by non-Christian religious groups. Rienzi also served four terms on the San Fernando Borough Council and represented Victoria on the Legislative Council from 1937-1944. He then worked in the public service as a Crown Counsel.

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Born
1905
Trinidad and Tobago
Profession
Education
  • Naparima College
Lived in
  • Trinidad and Tobago
Died
Jul 21, 1972

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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