Luis Muñoz Marín
American politician
Died when: 82 years 72 days (986 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
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." In 1948 he was the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico, spearheading an administration that engineered profound economic, political and social reforms; accomplishments that were internationally lauded by many politicians, statesmen, political scientists and economists of the period.
Muñoz Marín was instrumental in the suppression of the Nationalist Party and its efforts to gain independence.
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