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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."
Luis Muñoz Marín was a statesman who served four four-year terms as the elected governor of Puerto Rico. Early in his career he advocated independence for the island, but later he worked for its social and economic progress in partnership with the United States.
José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín (San Juan, 18 de febrero de 1898-Ib., 30 de abril de 1980) fue un escritor, senador y primer gobernador de Puerto Rico durante 16 años, electo democráticamente por los residentes de dicha isla.
Luis Muñoz Marín / Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín. Escritor y político. Fue el primer gobernador electo por los puertorriqueños, luego de aprobada por Estados Unidos la Ley del Gobernador Electivo en 1947. El 18 de febrero de 1898, nació en Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín.
Luis Muñoz Marín (San Juan, 1898-1980) Político puertorriqueño, gobernador de Puerto Rico entre 1948 y 1964 y principal artífice de la concesión del estatuto de Estado Libre Asociado para la isla por parte del gobierno estadounidense en 1952.
Luis Munoz Marin [1]: 1898-1980: Governor, statesman Widely recognized as "the father of modern-day Puerto Rico [2]," Luis Munoz Marin [3] served as the island's first elected governor from 1948 until early 1965, when he surrendered the governor's mansion to Popular Democratic Party protégé Rob.
Muñoz Marín was overwhelmingly elected to four consecutive terms, from 1949 to 1965. His main achievement was helping to change Puerto Rico’s status from a U.S. territory to a commonwealth. Governor Luis Muñoz Marín passed away in San Juan on April 30, 1980.