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Antonio Soberanis Gómez (1897-1975) was a Belizean labour activist, regarded as the father of the Belizean labour movement. He founded the Labourers and Unemployed Association in 1934 to demand poverty relief work and a minimum wage. He was jailed for sedition in 1935. Sedition is a term of law to refer to covert conduct such as speech and organization that is deemed by the legal authority as tending toward insurrection against the established order. ... [edit] External links Belize The Genesis of Modern Politics, 1931-54 at workmall.com Categories: Belizean people | History of Belize | Politics of Belize | Trade unionists | 1897 births | 1975 deaths | Belize stubs

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	History of Belize - Chapter 10 (1568 words) Antonio Soberanis, one of the demonstrators, felt that the brigade should not simply give up. When Soberanis went to post bail for the demonstrators, he himself was arrested. But although this movement was short- lived, it gave Soberanis the opportunity to confront the important social and economic problems of the day. Free Term Papers on Antonio Soberanis (300 words) This man was Antonio Soberanis Gomez, who in our present day is known as the father of Belizean Nationalism and in that day was the leader of the labor and unemployed association. Antonio was a barber by trade, was of the poor class and not educated but he had a great sense of courage and love for the poor people of Belize who at that time were suffering. Soberanis gained the support and loyalty of his followers with his charismatic speeches, although, he was uneducated his speeches left an impacted on the ignorant and uneducated people of the colony because it came from true concern and true sentiments.
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