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    General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 5 November 1940. Bolívar Pagán of the Republican Union–Socialist Party Coalition was elected Resident Commissioner...
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    Puerto Rico which includes people who were born in Puerto Rico (Borinquen) and people who are of full or partial Puerto Rican descent. Puerto Rican citizens...
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    The Puerto Rican Socialist Party (Spanish: Partido Socialista Puertorriqueño, PSPR) was a Marxist[citation needed] and pro-independence political party...
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    Stateside Puerto Ricans (Spanish: Puertorriqueños en Estados Unidos), also ambiguously known as Puerto Rican Americans (Spanish: puertorriqueño-americanos...
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    Puerto Rican general election, the Puerto Rican Independence Party achieved 13.6% of the vote, a significant increase in support from the 2016 Puerto...
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    married Puerto Rican women, and today there are many Puerto Rican families with Portuguese last names. The smallest of the Greater Antilles, Puerto Rico...
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    and only native Puerto Rican appointed to colonial governorship in 1946. Similar to the anti-communist law passed in the U.S. in 1940, the Smith Act,...
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    first Puerto Ricans known to have migrated to New York City did so in the mid-1800s when Spain ruled Puerto Rico. Another wave of Puerto Ricans migrated...
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    the status of Puerto Rico was held on November 3, 2020, concurrently with the general election. The Referendum was announced by Puerto Rico Governor Wanda...
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    system). [1] Puerto Rico portal Politics portal 2024 Puerto Rican general election Politics of Puerto Rico Political party strength in Puerto Rico List of...
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    committee. Puerto Rican elections are governed by the Federal Election Commission and the State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico. Residents of Puerto Rico...
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  • self-governance. The party was founded in 1938 by dissidents from the Puerto Rican Liberal Party and the Unionist Party and originally promoted policies...
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    Puerto Ricans (Spanish: Puertorriqueños), most commonly known as Boricuas, but also occasionally referred to as Borinqueños, Borincanos, or Puertorros...
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    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...
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    vote. The elections marked the first time third-party candidates other than Puerto Rican Independence Party won seats. In the 2020 elections the Popular...
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    Puerto Rican migration to Hawaii began when Puerto Rico's sugar industry was devastated by two hurricanes in 1899. The devastation caused a worldwide shortage...
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    granted limited administrative and executive powers to Puerto Ricans. From 1900 to 1917, Puerto Ricans made several attempts to convince the United States...
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    Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Nacionalista de Puerto Rico, PNPR) is a Puerto Rican political party founded on September 17, 1922, in San Juan, Puerto...
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    Puertorriqueños (1898-1956) Politics of Puerto Rico Political party strength in Puerto Rico Elections in Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Independence Movement Bolivar...
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  • Victoria Muñoz Mendoza (category Puerto Rican women in politics)
    December 24, 1940) is a former politician from Puerto Rico. She is the daughter of the first democratically elected governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Muñoz...
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    services to the Puerto Rican general public. It is by far the largest branch in the government as well as the largest employer in Puerto Rico with more...
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    Virgin Islands. It is located approximately 17 miles (27 km) east of the Puerto Rican mainland, 12 miles (19 km) west of St. Thomas and 9 miles (14 km) north...
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    appointing the functionary who would perform this office. The first native Puerto Rican to perform the function was Juan Ponce de León II, as interim governor...
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    held a presidential advisory vote for every presidential election since 1980. Puerto Rican Governor Luis Fortuño is a member of the New Progressive Party...
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    Puerto Rican flag, to sing a patriotic tune, to speak or write of independence, or to meet with anyone or hold any assembly in favor of Puerto Rican independence...
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    for November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 Puerto Rican general election and the 2024 United States elections. The non-binding referendum had three choices:...
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    Luis A. Ferré (category 20th-century Puerto Rican businesspeople)
    2003) was a Puerto Rican engineer, industrialist, politician, philanthropist, and a patron of the arts. He was the governor of Puerto Rico from 1969...
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    William Miranda Marín (category Puerto Rican Army personnel)
    Rico portal Biography portal List of Puerto Ricans List of Puerto Rican military personnel Puerto Rico Adjutant General Carmona, José L. (November 28, 2002)...
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    Pedro Albizu Campos (category Puerto Rican nationalists)
    (June 29, 1893 – April 21, 1965) was a Puerto Rican attorney and politician, and a leading figure in the Puerto Rican independence movement. He was the president...
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    The recorded history of Puerto Rican women can trace its roots back to the era of the Taíno, the indigenous people of the Caribbean, who inhabited the...
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