About Curl Thompson
Lived 1934 – 1993 (aged 58–59). Curl Thompson was a politician.
Curl Osmond Thompson was a Belizean politician. Thompson served as an Area Representative in the Belize House of Representatives and as the deputy prime minister. He was also interim leader of the United Democratic Party for a brief period in the early 1980s.
Biography Thompson was born in 1934. He was the UDP's nominee for the Belize House in the Belize City-based Mesopotamia constituency in 1974, but was defeated by the People's United Party incumbent, C. L. B. Rogers. Thompson was elected to the seat in a 1979 rematch. In January 1983 Thompson became Leader of the Opposition upon Theodore Aranda's departure from the UDP, serving concurrently as interim party leader until Sen. Manuel Esquivel was elected as Aranda's permanent replacement, with Thompson becoming deputy party leader. Thompson served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs
Thompson was posthumously awarded the Order of Belize in September 2010. Curl Thompson Street in Belize City and the Curl Thompson Building in Belmopan are named after him.
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Who was Curl Thompson?
Belizean politician
When was Curl Thompson born?
Curl Thompson was born in 1934.
When did Curl Thompson die?
Curl Thompson died on 21 July 1993.
What was Curl Thompson's occupation?
Curl Thompson was a politician.
What nationality was Curl Thompson?
Curl Thompson's recorded nationality: Belize.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Curl Thompson. https://biography.guide/curl-thompson/
MLA: "Curl Thompson." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/curl-thompson/.
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