Georges Anglade
Encyclopedia
Georges Anglade was a Haiti
an-Canadian geographer
, writer
and politician
. A strong opponent of the Duvalier régime in Haiti, Anglade was imprisoned for political reasons in 1974 and fleed the country upon release. In 1991, after the coup against Aristide he had to leave the country for a second time.
Anglade was born in Port-au-Prince
, where he attended the École normale supérieure and the law faculty. He spent much of his adult life in exile in Quebec
, where he was instrumental in founding the Department of Geography at the Université du Québec à Montréal
.
. They were at the home of prominent economist Phillipe Rouzier and his wife, Marilyse Rouzier's, house when the home collapsed. Philippe Rouzier was also killed. Mireille and Georges's house located in the same ancestral domain in Port-au-Prince also collapsed.
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
an-Canadian geographer
Geographer
A geographer is a scholar whose area of study is geography, the study of Earth's natural environment and human society.Although geographers are historically known as people who make maps, map making is actually the field of study of cartography, a subset of geography...
, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
. A strong opponent of the Duvalier régime in Haiti, Anglade was imprisoned for political reasons in 1974 and fleed the country upon release. In 1991, after the coup against Aristide he had to leave the country for a second time.
Anglade was born in Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....
, where he attended the École normale supérieure and the law faculty. He spent much of his adult life in exile in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, where he was instrumental in founding the Department of Geography at the Université du Québec à Montréal
Université du Québec à Montréal
The Université du Québec à Montréal is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Basic facts:The UQAM is the largest constituent element of the Université du Québec , a public university system with other branches in Gatineau , Rimouski, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec City, Chicoutimi, and...
.
Death
Anglade was killed alongside his wife, Mireille Neptune Anglade, a woman's rights activist, in the 2010 Haiti earthquake2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
. They were at the home of prominent economist Phillipe Rouzier and his wife, Marilyse Rouzier's, house when the home collapsed. Philippe Rouzier was also killed. Mireille and Georges's house located in the same ancestral domain in Port-au-Prince also collapsed.