Global InformationJoceline Clemencia information
Joceline Clemencia | |
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| Born | Joceline Andrea Clemencia 30 November 1952 Curaçao |
| Died | 30 May 2011 (aged 58) Willemstad, Curaçao |
| Nationality | Curaçaoan |
| Other names | Joceline Clemencia-Kirindongo, Joceline Clemencia-Quirindongo |
| Years active | 1980–2009 |
| Known for | advocate for recognition of Papiamento as an official language |
Joceline Clemencia (30 November 1952 – 30 May 2011) was an Afro-Curaçaoan writer, linguist, feminist and independence activist. She advocated for the Creole language spoken in Curaçao, Papiamento, to become an official language and was successful in the struggle, having created both language schools and texts to further its cultural significance. She was in favor of full independence of Curaçao from the Netherlands.