Georges Anglade
Haitian-Canadian geographer, author and politician (1944-2010)
Georges Anglade (July 18, 1944 – January 12, 2010) was a Haitian–Canadian geographer, professor, writer and politician.
Early life and education
Anglade was born in Port-au-Prince. In 1965, he received a law degree and a diploma in Social Sciences from the Faculty of Law from the École normale supérieure in Port-au-Prince. He studied at the University of Strasbourg from 1965 to 1969, where he obtained a degree of literature in 1967 and doctorate of geography in 1969. He came to Montreal in 1969 and was one of the founders of the Université du Québec à Montréal.
Career
He was head of the UQAM department of geography from 1982 to 1984, served two terms as head of the graduate program, and was a professor of social geography until 2002.
Anglade was a strong opponent of the Duvalier régime in Haiti. He was imprisoned under François Duvalier in 1974. He was exiled from Haiti in 1974 and 1991. He spent much of his adult life in exile in Quebec.
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