Thomas vincent ramos biography meaning

Belizean activist (1887–1955)

Thomas Vincent Ramos, commonly known as T. V. Ramos, (17 September 1887 – 13 November 1955) was a Belizean civil rights activist who promoted the interests of the Garifuna people, and is now considered a national hero.^[1]

Background

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V. Ramos was born in Puerto Cortés, Honduras, on 17 September 1887 and was educated at Wesleyan Methodist primary schools in Stann Creek Town, British Honduras (now Dangriga, Belize), and Belize City. He took correspondence courses in business administration, public speaking, journalism and accountancy.

Ramos married Elisa Marian Fuentes in 1914.

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He moved permanently to Stann Creek Town in 1923 but did not formally become a British subject until one year before his death in 1955.^[1]

Social activist

After moving to British Honduras, Ramos became a school teacher.

He was also a visionary leader. Concerned about the systematic neglect of health facilities for Garinagu