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Monestime Township
Monestime is a surname. It may refer to: *Carmelau Monestime Carmelau Monestime (April 6, 1931 – January 16, 2016) was a Haitian-born American community leader, activist and broadcaster. Monestime was a pioneer of Haitian Creole radio broadcasting in South Florida. In 1978, Monestime co-established ''Expres ... (1931–2016), Haitian-born American community leader, activist and broadcaster * Firmin Monestime (1909–1977), Haitian-Canadian politician and medical doctor * Jean Monestime, Haitian-born American politician, real estate businessman {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmelau Monestime
Carmelau Monestime (April 6, 1931 – January 16, 2016) was a Haitian-born American community leader, activist and broadcaster. Monestime was a pioneer of Haitian Creole radio broadcasting in South Florida. In 1978, Monestime co-established ''Express Publicite Radio'' on WMBM, the first Haitian radio show to be broadcast in South Florida and the Miami metropolitan area. ''Express Publicite Radio'' aired on WMBM (1490 AM) for thirty years. Monestime also established and launched Radio Collective Internationale on 99.1 FM, the first radio station to be owned and operated by Haitians and Haitian Americans. Monestime was born in Gonaïves, Haiti, on April 6, 1931. He fled from Haiti to the United States in 1964 to escape the dictatorship of François "Papa Doc" Duvalier. He settled to New York City. During the 1960s and 1970s, Monestime operated some of the first Haitian nightclubs in New York City, including The Flatbush Terrace, which was located in Brooklyn. In 1977, he and his wife, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firmin Monestime
Saint-Firmin (S. F.) Monestime (December 16, 1909 – October 27, 1977) was a Haitian-Canadian politician and medical doctor, who was the first Black Canadian elected mayor of a Canadian municipality."Mattawa's Dr. Firmin Monestime Remembered" '''', October 26, 2007. Background Born in in 1909,"Vis ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
