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George Thomas „Mickey“ Leland (* 27. November 1944 in Lubbock, Texas; † 7. August 1989 bei Gambela, Äthiopien) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1979 und 1989 vertrat er den Bundesstaat Texas im US-Repräsentantenhaus .
George Thomas "Mickey" Leland III (November 27, 1944 – August 7, 1989) was an American politician and anti-poverty activist. He served as a congressman from the Texas 18th District and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. He was a Democrat .
MICKEY LELAND - BIOGRAPHY. George Thomas “Mickey” Leland was America's most effective spokesman for hungry people in the United States and throughout the world. During six terms in the Congress, six years as a Texas state legislator and, Democratic National Committee official, he focused much needed attention on issues of health and hunger ...
Representative Mickey Leland died at the age of 44 in a plane crash during a humanitarian mission to Ethiopia. While his untimely death robbed the world of a true leader and advocate for the poor, his passion and dedicated efforts serve as inspiration and foundation for the Congressional Hunger Center’s anti-hunger work. Marty LaVor ©.
George Thomas “Mickey” Leland was America’s most effective spokesman for hungry people in the United States and throughout the world. During six terms in the Congress, six years as a Texas state legislator and, Democratic National Committee official, he focused much needed attention on issues of health and hunger and rallied support that ...
U.S. Representative Mickey Leland, a Democrat from Texas, was committed to ending world hunger years before it became a cause celebre. He worked to create the Select Committee on World Hunger in the House of Representatives and later pushed through Congress an $800-million aid package to sub-Saharan nations — when the singing was just beginning.
25. Nov. 2019 · Although his life was cut tragically short by a plane crash while on a humanitarian mission in Ethiopia, Leland’s legacy lives on with his family, friends, and the anti-hunger work that he inspired. Born in Lubbock, Texas in 1944, Leland moved to Houston with his mother and brother at an early age. While obtaining his bachelor’s ...
