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George Odlum ( 1934 - 2003) was a politician and actor from Saint Lucia. He had degree from the University of Oxford and Bristol University. While attending the latter he served as president of the university's student union. He was a member of the Saint Lucia Labour Party and served as foreign minister of Saint Lucia from 1979 until 1981 and from 1997 until 2001. Odlum, who edited a socialist newspaper called The Crusader for many years until his death, was one of the most vocal socialist politicians in Saint Lucia and in the Caribbean. He was a friend of Maurice Bishop, Fidel Castro and Moammar Gadhafi. He often criticized leaders of his own party such as Allan Louisy and Kenny Anthony for not supporting the masses enough. He was fired from his position as foreign minister both times for such comments. Odlum fought for higher wages for agricultural workers, particularly during the 1970s. Among his achievement were the establishment of relations between Saint Lucia and ChinaThis article is on the geographic and cultural entity. For other meanings, see China (disambiguation). China ( Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: , Hanyu Pinyin: Zhongguo, Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo) is a country in continental East Asia with some oute. He was also one of "four musketeers" of the region. The name was given to a left-wing group which, apart from Odlum, included Dr. Ralph GonsalvesRalph Everard Gonsalves (born 1945), popularly known as "Comrade Ralph," is the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines. He is leader of the Unity Labour Party, and won the 2001 general elections with a landslide, after a close run in the 1998 ele, Rosie DouglasRoosevelt Douglas ( October 15, 1941 October 1, 2000) was prime minister of Dominica from February 2000 until his death later that year. See also: History of Dominica. Douglas, Rosie Douglas, Rosie. and Tim Hector .At the time of his death, Odlum hosted a television talk show called "Straight Up" on Saint Lucia television. He died in September 20032003 : January February March April May June July August September October November December A timeline of events in the news for September, 2003. See Also U. Presidential Election Iraq timeline Afghanistan timeline September 2003 California recall Hutton of pancreatic cancerPancreatic cancer (or adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, also called pancreatica is the growth of a malignant tumour within the pancreas. Each year about 29,000 individuals in the United States alone are diagnosed with the disease (more than 60,000 in Europe. Known as Brother George to his supporters, he had at least two daughters, Yasmin and Che, and several brothers and sisters.
Odlum, George
Odlum, George
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