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[3] [4] People of African descent first started arriving to Uruguay during Spanish colonization, which imported many as slaves. [4] Following the abolition of slavery in the mid-19th century, Afro-Uruguayans continued to face widespread discrimination. [4] Afro-Uruguayan groups seeking political advancement first began to organize in the 1930s. [4]
Julio César Benítez Amodeo – Uruguayan football player, played seven seasons with Barcelona from 1961 to his sudden death in 1968; Edinson Cavani – football player, member of national team and Manchester United; Héctor Codevila – footballer; César Falletti – football player, forward
Chagas is a leader in the Afrocultural Movement (Movimiento Cultural Afro) in Argentina. The movement was created on April 20, 1987, in part to honor the memory of José "Dolphin" Acosta Martinez, also known as José "Delfin." [3] The movement attempts to address racism and anti-blackness in Buenos Aires. [4] [5]
This year Uruguay's Children of the Diaspora Collective, a group dedicated to the recognition of African-based culture, expects the percentage of those who self-identify as Black or of African ...
Uruguayan people of African descent (1 C, 8 P) Pages in category "African diaspora in Uruguay" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
How do photos from the 1972 Andes plane crash that inspired ... which happened in October 1972 when Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed into the Andes mountains, immediately killing 12 ...
Cabral organized the first domestic workers' union in Uruguay.In the 1930s she and Clementina Silva founded the first Anti-Fascist Committee of Uruguay. [2] She and Maruja Pereyra were the "most visible, militant and outspoken" contributors to the Afro-Uruguayan paper Nuestra Raza after it was restarted in 1933.
Barrio Sur is a barrio (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Ciudad Vieja to the west, the central business district to the north, Palermo to the east and the coastline to the south. Politically located in the Municipality B, along with Palermo, it is the place where most of the Uruguayan Carnival festivities take place ...