Olga Viscal Garriga
Puerto Rican politician and independence advocate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Viscal and the second or maternal family name is Garriga.
Olga Isabel Viscal Garriga (May 5, 1929 – June 1, 1995) was a public orator and political activist. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she moved to Puerto Rico, where she was a student leader and spokesperson of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party's branch in Rio Piedras. As an advocate for Puerto Rican independence, she was sentenced to eight years in a U.S. federal penitentiary, for refusing to recognize the sovereign authority of the United States over Puerto Rico.
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Olga Viscal Garriga | |
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Born | May 5, 1929 |
Died | June 1, 1995 (aged 65) |
Political party | Puerto Rican Nationalist Party |
Movement | Puerto Rican Independence |
Children | Pedro, Olga, and Maria Luz |
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