Black Tuesday Flashcards
1
Q
When was Black Tuesday?
A
April 27th, 1965
2
Q
Why did Lynden Pindling throw the mace out of the window?
A
To protest against the unfair gerrymandering of constituency boundaries of the UBP government
3
Q
Who presented the first draft in the House of Assembly for boundary change?
A
Sir Lynden Pindling
4
Q
What was the PLP in the House of Assembly asking the house to do?
A
To use the machinery available to the government to find out the accurate figures of the voting population
5
Q
What happened as a result of Black Tuesday?
A
Lynden Pindling introduced a bill to amend the Election Act and in 1966, he was chosen over Cyril St. John Stevenson to become the leader of the PLP
