1887 - 1969
Leopoldo Figueroa Puerto Rican Politician
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| First Name |
Leopoldo
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| Last Name |
Figueroa
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| Birthday |
21st September, 1887
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| Birthplace |
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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| Died |
15th October, 1969
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| Place of Death |
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Nationality |
Puerto Rican
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| Occupation |
Politician
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Leopoldo Figueroa (September 21, 1887 – October 15, 1969) a.k.a. "The deacon of the Puerto Rican Legislature", was a Puerto Rican politician, journalist, medical doctor and lawyer. Figueroa, who began his political career as an advocate of Puerto Rican Independence, was the co-founder of the "Independence Association", one of three political organizations which merged to form the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. Figueroa, had changed political ideals and in 1948, was a member of the Partido Estadista Puertorriqueño (Puerto Rican Statehood Party). That year, he was the only member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives who did not belong to the Partido Popular Democrático (PPD), and the only Representative to oppose the PPD's approval of what became known as the Ley de la Mordaza (Gag Law), which violated the civil rights of those who favored Puerto Rican Independence. On December 22, 2006, the Puerto Rican Legislature approved a law declaring every September 21, Leopoldo Figueroa Carreras Day.
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