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Andres Figueroa Cordero
Puerto Rican activist and militant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andrés Figueroa Cordero[note 1] (November 29, 1924 – March 7, 1979) was a political activist, member of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party and an advocate of Puerto Rican independence. On March 1, 1954, with fellow Nationalists Lolita Lebrón, Irvin Flores, and Rafael Cancel Miranda, he entered the United States Capitol building armed with automatic pistols; thirty shots were fired. Five congressmen were wounded but all survived. Figueroa Cordero, along with the other three members of his group, was immediately arrested.
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Andrés Figueroa Cordero | |
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![]() Andrés Figueroa Cordero | |
Born | November 29, 1924 |
Died | March 7, 1979 (1979-03-08) (aged 54) |
Nationality | Puerto Rican ![]() |
Political party | Puerto Rican Nationalist Party |
Movement | Puerto Rican Independence |
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