Eugène Edward Godfried Presilia (23 October 1952 – 29 March 2009)[1] was a black Curaçao-born political activist and broadcaster. Educated in the Netherlands, he earned a degree in social services and spoke many languages, including English, French, Spanish, Papiamento, and Haitian Creole, which aided him as he interviewed foreign dignitaries.[1] As a leader of the Action Committee for a Socialist Movement he participated in the Anti-Imperialist Organizations of the Caribbean and Central America collective in the 1980s. Godfried was the director of the Caribbean desk at Radio Havana Cuba[2] and also contributed to Radio Progreso, Radio Rebelde, and Radio Taíno.

Godfried died in Willemstad, at the age of 56, on 29 March 2009, following a stroke on 21 March.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Dwyer, Bernie (April 2, 2009). "Afrocubaweb's Eugene Godfried Dies". Havana Times.org. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Caribbean broadcasting icon passes on". www.newsday.co.tt. Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. April 20, 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2017.


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