Joceline Clemencia
Curaçaoan writer (1952-2011) · Netherlands · On the map · Writers · Died at 58
Joceline Clemencia 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.
Joceline Clemencia is read about 3.5 times a day, in 4 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 24 September 2026
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She was in favor of full independence of Curaçao from the Netherlands.
Country
Netherlands
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1952 to 2011 · aged 58
