| Birth: | Oct., 1940
Panama City, Panama | | Death: | Jun. 28, 2009
Brooklyn
Kings County
New York, USA | 
George A. Priestley was born in 1940 in Wachipali (District of Marañon) in Panama City, Republic of Panama to parents of Barbadian origins. He attended primary school in Escuela José De Obaldía in Calidonia and went on to continue his education in La Escuela Arte y Oficio, a vocational secondary school. A diligent and resourceful student, he was granted a scholarship and enrolled in the Instituto Panamericano, a prestigious secondary school from which he graduated with honors. Before long he joined the migration north of thousands of Westindian Panamanians with the desire to better his life and continue his education.
George graduated from Brooklyn College in 1968 and had received both his Masters and his Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University by 1980. He also completed some of his graduate study work in Lisbon, Portugal. He served as Director of the Latin American and Latino Studies program at Queens College for many years and taught in the Political Science Department at that institution for a total of 40 years. He also served as adjunct Professor in the Department of Pan-African Studies at Barnard College/Columbia University.
Dr. Priestley played an important role in mobilizing support in the United States for the passage of the 1977 Torrijos Carter Treaty which effectively won for Panama national sovereignty over the Panama Canal after seventy five years of U.S. control. As we all know on December 31, 1999 the terms of the Treaty were fulfilled in the complete reversion of the Canal and its territories to Panamanian hands.
For an expanded memorial see:
A Tribute to George A. Pristley
The Silver People Chronicle
Rapsodia Antillana
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Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend. |
Created by: Mimosa
Record added: Jul 11, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 39314815 |
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An amazing man....
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Little_storm
Added: Nov. 6, 2009 |
En recuerdo a un gran ser humano y un soldado y defensor de las causas nobles y justas. Dr. Priestley vivirá para siempre en el corazón y en la memoria de todos nosotros que hemos sido bendecido y honradao de haberlo conocido.Sinceramente, Anita Cumber...(Read more)
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Anita Cumberbatch
Added: Nov. 1, 2009 |
Your College graduation was an inspiration for me to become a College graduate. You have moved on to the higher Universe and will no doubt continue to instruct and graduate more enlightened Souls who will become Angels and Archangels for our God's labour.
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Roberto Reid
Added: Nov. 1, 2009 |
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