Tim Hector
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Leonard Tim Hector was a leftist Antiguan
political leader and cricket administrator known for his opposition to the rule of the Bird family.
After attending the Antigua Grammar School and teaching there, Hector attended Acadia University
and McGill University
. He broke off graduate studies in Philosophy
at McGill to return to home, where he felt his contribution was then needed.
Hector was a founder of the Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement
in 1968. The party supported socialism
, the Cuban Revolution
, and a pan-Caribbean vision.
He published the newspaper The Outlet and the column Fan the Flame.
He was born Leonard Churchill Hector but his grandfather called him "Tim" as a term of endearment stemming from the Russian General Semyon Timoshenko. (During World War II in the Caribbean, naming children Churchill, Winston, and Roosevelt was common.) In later years he was better known as Tim and more formally known as Leonard Tim Hector.
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands...
political leader and cricket administrator known for his opposition to the rule of the Bird family.
After attending the Antigua Grammar School and teaching there, Hector attended Acadia University
Acadia University
Acadia University is a predominantly undergraduate university located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada with some graduate programs at the master's level and one at the doctoral level...
and McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
. He broke off graduate studies in Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
at McGill to return to home, where he felt his contribution was then needed.
Hector was a founder of the Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement
Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement
Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement, a radical socialist and Pan-African political party in Antigua and Barbuda. ACLM was founded in 1968 by Tim Hector, the then chairman of the Progressive Labour Movement. The ideological inspiration for ACLM came from C.L.R...
in 1968. The party supported socialism
Socialism
Socialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy; or a political philosophy advocating such a system. "Social ownership" may refer to any one of, or a combination of, the following: cooperative enterprises,...
, the Cuban Revolution
Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement against the regime of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista between 1953 and 1959. Batista was finally ousted on 1 January 1959, and was replaced by a revolutionary government led by Castro...
, and a pan-Caribbean vision.
He published the newspaper The Outlet and the column Fan the Flame.
He was born Leonard Churchill Hector but his grandfather called him "Tim" as a term of endearment stemming from the Russian General Semyon Timoshenko. (During World War II in the Caribbean, naming children Churchill, Winston, and Roosevelt was common.) In later years he was better known as Tim and more formally known as Leonard Tim Hector.