Marcus Garvey
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 84 years ago |
Date of birth | August 17,1887 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Saint Ann's Bay |
Jamaica | |
Date of died | June 10,1940 |
Died | London |
United Kingdom | |
Known for | Activism |
Black nationalism | |
Pan-Africanism | |
Children | Marcus Mosiah Garvey, III |
Julius Winston | |
Education | Birkbeck, University of London |
Spouse | Amy Jacques Garvey |
Amy Ashwood Garvey | |
Siblings | Guy Garvey |
Founded | Universal Negro Improvement Association And African Communities League |
Place of burial | National Heroes Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
Parents | Sarah Jane Richards |
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Sr. | |
Edited works | The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 406447 |
Marcus Garvey Life story
Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. ONH was a Jamaican political activist. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, through which he declared himself Provisional President of Africa.
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