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Philip SW Goldson: The Father Of Belizean Democracy

The Belize of today isn’t without its problems, but it’s a multicultural and modern nation with influence over both the Caribbean and Central America and a conservationist approach to environmental diversity that leads the way for the region. But it’s unlikely Belize as we know it today would exist without the influence of Philip S. W. Goldson. While the country’s political, spiritual, and economic liberation from British colonialism only came about because of the united spirit of the disenfranchised and forgotten, it was Goldson who helped shape that yearning into a plan of action and a vision for a promising future. In many ways, his reputation as the Father of Belizean Democracy is literal. This is his story.

Goldson’s Belize

When Philip S. Goldson entered this world on July 25, 1923, Belize was still called British Honduras and was a colony of the British Empire. The colony itself had been built on the backs of enslaved African people laboring first in the lumber and then the mahogany industri

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He was a politician, a journalist, a man of faith, a family man, but most importantly, a National Hero. The legacy of Philip Stanley Wilberforce Goldson forms one of the pillars of Belizean history. Known as the Father of Democracy, Philip Goldson dedicated his life to making Belize a better place for all. Growing up, we learned much about Philip Goldson’s contributions to society in grade school, but it’s always exciting to revisit the knowledge!
He was born on July 25, 1923 in the former capital, Belize City, to Florence Matilda Goldson and Peter Edward Goldson during the colonial era, when Belize was known as the British Honduras. He became a leading figure during the Nationalist Movement, and was in National Government between 1950 and 2001. Goldson never faltered in his work towards improving his country, and today he is best known for his position in defense of Belize’s sovereignty with respect to the unfounded Guatemalan territorial claim.
On July 25, 2017, Philip Goldson would have celebrated his 94th birthday. Wanting to rekindle my admiration for this proud Belizean ic

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Philip Goldson

Belizean politician

Philip Stanley Wilberforce Goldson (25 July 1923 – 3 October 2001) was a Belizean newspaper editor, activist and politician. He served in the House of Representatives of Belize as member for the Albert constituency from 1965 to 1998 and twice as a minister. Goldson was a founding member of both of Belize's current major political parties, the People's United Party (PUP) in the 1950s and the United Democratic Party (UDP) in the 1970s. He was also the leading spokesman of the hardline anti-Guatemalan territorial claimsNational Alliance for Belizean Rights party in the 1990s.

Early life and education

Goldson was born in Belize City to Peter Edward Goldson and Florence Babb and attended St. Mary's Primary School. Although he never had an opportunity to go to a secondary school, he studied at night and succeeded in obtaining the Cambridge University Overseas Junior Certificate in 1939 and the Senior School Certificate in 1941. For much of the early 1940s he participated in the Open Forum movement featuring George Price and Leigh Richa