1950--Puerto Rico liberation militants make an attempt on the life - TopicsExpress



          

1950--Puerto Rico liberation militants make an attempt on the life of President Truman. 1954--Puerto Rico liberation militants open fire with machine guns inside the Capitol building and wound 5 congressmen. The US promised liberation during WWII, but after the dust settled and the Cold War was on it changed its opinion on the importance of the island, fearing it would go Communist once it was liberated. Leftists in Puerto Rico were for liberation; rightwingers were for US statehood; a commonwealth with limited ties to the US won by the vote (maybe in 48 but not sure on the year of the vote).
Posted on: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 18:01:55 +0000

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