Editing Walter Rodney (section)

{{short description|Guyanese politician, activist and historian (1942–1980)}}
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{{Infobox scholar
| name             = Walter Rodney
| image            = File:Walter Rodney.jpg
| birth_name         = Walter Anthony Rodney
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1942|03|23|df=y}}
| birth_place      = [[Georgetown, British Guiana]]
| death_date       = {{death date and age|1980|06|13|1942|03|23|df=y}}
| death_place      = Georgetown, [[Guyana]]
| death_cause      = [[Car bomb]]
| alma_mater       = [[University of London]]<br />[[SOAS, University of London]]
| main_interests   = [[African studies]]
| notable_works    = ''[[How Europe Underdeveloped Africa]]'' (1972)
| awards           = 
| website          = {{website|https://www.walterrodneyfoundation.org/}}
}}
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'''Walter Anthony Rodney''' (23 March 1942 &ndash; 13 June 1980) was a [[Guyanese people|Guyanese]] historian, political activist and academic. His notable works include ''[[How Europe Underdeveloped Africa]]'', first published in 1972. He was assassinated in [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]], [[Guyana]], in 1980.