Birth Name: Marcus Garvey
Occupation: Civil Rights Leader
Place Of Birth: Jamaica
Date Of Birth: August 17, 1887
Date Of Death: June 10, 1940
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: British
Marcus Garvey was born on the 17th of August, 1887. He was best known for being a Civil Rights Leader. Iconic leader in the Black nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements who believed that all Americans and Europeans of African descent should return to Africa.
Marcus Garvey was born in Jamaica. He worked as a time-keeper on a banana plantation in Costa Rica for several months while traveling around the Caribbean and Europe. He founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) in Jamaica in 1914 and, by 1920, there were millions of members worldwide.
Marcus Garvey was a Leo and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Marcus Garvey was born in 1880s.
Marcus Garvey is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
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Family
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Personal Life
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Marcus Garvey was born in the Year of the Pig.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Marcus Garvey |
| NICKNAME: | Marcus |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Leo |
| BIRTH DAY: | Wednesday |
| DEATH DAY: | Monday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Marcus Garvey was a Leo. People of this zodiac sign like to be admired, expensive things, bright colors, and dislike being ignored, facing difficulties, not being treated specially. The strengths of this sign are being creative, passionate, generous, warm-hearted, cheerful, humorous, while weaknesses can be arrogant, stubborn, self-centered, lazy and inflexible. The greatest overall compatibility with Leo is Aquarius, Gemini.
Chinese Zodiac: Marcus Garvey was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are nice and good-mannered. They're always forgiving of other people's mistakes, which at times can translate to naivete and gullibility.
Ruling Planet: Marcus Garvey had a ruling planet of Sun and has a ruling planet of Sun and by astrological associations Saturday is ruled by Sun. The Sun is about vitality and is the core giver of life. It is also known as being the most generous and noble of signs. People who are born with the Sun as the ruling planet are courageous, self-expressive and bold.
Marcus Garvey’s birth sign is Leo and he had a ruling planet of Sun.
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