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Luis Muñoz Marín. José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín (February 18, 1898 – April 30, 1980) was a Puerto Rican journalist, politician, statesman and was the first elected governor of Puerto Rico, regarded as the "Architect of the Puerto Rico Commonwealth." [1][2]
The San Juan Nationalist revolt was one of many uprisings against United States Government rule which occurred in Puerto Rico on October 30, 1950 during the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party revolts. Amongst the uprising's main objectives were an attack on La Fortaleza (the governor's mansion in San Juan), and the U.S. Federal Court House Building ...
The Puerto Rican Nationalist Party insurgency was a series of coordinated insurrections for the secession of Puerto Rico led by the president of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, Don Pedro Albizu Campos, against the United States government 's rule over the islands of Puerto Rico. The party repudiated the "Free Associated State" (Estado Libre ...
Pedro Albizu Campos (June 29, 1893 [2] – April 21, 1965) was a Puerto Rican attorney and politician, and a leading figure in the Puerto Rican independence movement. He was the president and spokesperson of the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico from 1930 until his death. He led the nationalist revolts of October 1950 against the United States ...
This fourth and last government of Luis Muñoz Marín followed his third reelection. [1] [2] In many ways it was a continuation of the previous government, with one change in positions, the Secretary of Labor, [3] and the same amount of supermajoritarian control [4] of the Senate of Puerto Rico and House of Representatives of Puerto Rico.
t. e. General elections were held in Puerto Rico on November 8, 1960. [1] Luis Muñoz Marín of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) was re-elected as governor, whilst the PPD's Antonio Fernós Isern was re-elected as Resident Commissioner. Voter turnout was 85%. [2][3]
t. e. General elections were held in Puerto Rico on November 2, 1948, [1] which included the first-ever elections for the position of governor, who had previously been appointed by the President of the United States. Luis Muñoz Marín of the Popular Democratic Party won the gubernatorial elections with 61% of the vote, becoming the first ever ...
The incident happened just before 11:30 a.m. Sunday in the 3100 block of W. Luis Munoz Marin Drive. A fight broke out among a group of people when gunshots were heard.