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RIP ruman Walter Rodney Oranjestad 200

The Pan Africanist , Who Earned PhD At The Age Of 24 And Who Also Wrote The Book Title "How Europe Underdeveloped Africa"

Walter Rodney was born on 23 March 1942 in Guyana (South America). He attended the University College of the West Indies (UCWI) in Jamaica on scholarship also graduated on 1963 with first class degree in History there by winning the faculty of art prize.

He earned a PhD in African History on 1966 at Oriental and African studies in London, England at the age of 24.

He lectures at the university of Dares Salam in Tanzania also at the alma mater university of (UCWI)
He was also Called to take up a position as a professor at the university of Guyana, but the Guyanese government prevent his appointment.

Rodney travelled widely and well know internationally as an activist, scholar, orator and Pan Africanist and was important in the Black Power movement in the Caribbean and North America. While living in Dares Salam he was influential in developing a new centre at African learning and discussion.

Due to his oratory prowess he was banned by the government of Jamaica via the University College of West Indies
This action warrant protests by student and which escalated into a riot resulting to six death.

Rodney wrote a record-brokening book "How European underdeveloped Africa" on 1972.
This book became enormously influential as well as controversial.

On 13 June 1980, he was killed at the age of 38 by a bomb in his car, a month after returning from celebration during independence in Zimbabwe in a time of intense political activism.

After his assassination, Rodney received several honours. In 1993, the government of Dr Cheddi Jagan posthumously gave him the country’s highest national award, the Order of Excellence, and the Walter Rodney Chair in History was established at the University of Guyana. ❤️💚🖤✊🏾🇬🇾

Bo tabata sa

Mientras rond mundo ta drentando gara di FIFA Worldcup, y nos ruman Korsow ta celebra e momento historico di Korsow riba escenario mundial di futbol, nos ta mira con deporte tin e poder pa uni hende di diferente origen, cultura y generacion.
E mesun manera cu nos ta celebra logro di awe, ta importante pa nos conoce e historia cu a contribui na forma nos identidad como pueblo.
Riba 1 di Juli nos ta recorda un momento importante den nos historia: abolicion oficial di esclavitud den e colonianan Hulandes.
Bo tabata sa cu sclavitud tabata presente na Aruba tambe?
Hopi biaha nos tende cu sclavitud tabata algo cu a pasa den otro paisnan of islanan. Pero documentonan historico ta mustra cu na Aruba tambe tabatin hende cu a biba den sclavitud.
1 di Juli 1863, esclavitud oficialmente a wordo aboli.
Durante e siguiente simannan lo nos comparti mas historia, conocemento y reflexion riba e nificacion di libertad pa Aruba.
Marca bo calender pa den e siman di 22 juni pa 1 juli. Bo tambe por para keto y bish*ta diferente actividad cu Stichting Rancho ta organisando pa recorda y conmemora 1 juli.
Conoce nos pasado.
Compronde nos presente.
Juda forma nos futuro.

Tremendo y Masha Danki Oranjestad 200

Di parti di Monumentenfonds Aruba nos kier gradeci na prome lugar,
Fundacion Savaneta Aruba en especial su team consitiendo di Norman, Ursula, Steve, Ivonne y Foo Moy pa e tremendo cooperacion pa organisa Open Monumentendag 2026. Na cu a habri nan portanan pa nos como punto central. Na John Freddy Montoya pa un bunita apertura. Na pa e programma cultural. Na tur e famianan cu a habri porta di nan cas pa publico. Na Grupo Scout Sint Hyacinthus y
Jeanne d’Arc Groep van Het Arubaanse Padvindsters Gilde,
Mariniers Kazerne Aruba Tur nos sponsornan.
Aruba Hotel and Tourism Association - AHATA Voce Solutions - Aruba National Archaeological Museum Aruba .aruba .savaneta SABA Aruba Leon M. Bérénos
Na tur artista, gruponan di baile, musiconan, lectornan y e mas di 150 persona cu a traha como boluntario !
MASHA DANKI ♥🗝🙏

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