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Luis Muñoz Marín
First elected governor of Puerto Rico (1949–1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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."[1][2]
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Muñoz and the second or maternal family name is Marín.
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Luis Muñoz Marin | |
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Governor of Puerto Rico | |
In office January 2, 1949 – January 2, 1965 | |
President | Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1965) |
Preceded by | Jesús T. Piñero (appointed) |
Succeeded by | Roberto Sánchez Vilella |
President of the Puerto Rico Senate | |
In office January 2, 1941 – January 2, 1949 | |
Preceded by | Rafael Martínez Nadal |
Succeeded by | Samuel R. Quiñones |
Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the at-large district | |
In office January 2, 1941 – January 2, 1949 | |
In office January 2, 1965 – August, 1970 | |
Personal details | |
Born | José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín (1898-02-18)February 18, 1898 Old San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Died | April 30, 1980(1980-04-30) (aged 82) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Resting place | Muñoz Rivera Family Mausoleum in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico |
Political party | Popular Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Muna Lee (1919–1938) Inés Mendoza (1946–1980) |
Children | 4, including Victoria |
Education | Georgetown University |
Cabinet | First Government of Luis Muñoz Marín Second government of Luis Muñoz Marín Third government of Luis Muñoz Marín Fourth government of Luis Muñoz Marín |
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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.