Juan Mari Brás
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Juan Mari Brás (December 2, 1927 – September 10, 2010)[1] was an advocate for Puerto Rican independence from the United States who founded the Puerto Rican Socialist Party (PSP). On October 25, 2006, he became the first person to receive a Puerto Rican citizenship certificate from the Puerto Rico State Department. His son, Santiago Mari Pesquera, was assassinated by a suspected far-right activist in 1976. In 2009, documents revealed the FBI had known of a plot to assassinate Mari Brás but did not share the information with him.
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![]() Mari Brás after receiving the first Certificate of Citizenship of Puerto Rico, September 14, 2007 | |
Born | (1927-12-02)December 2, 1927 |
Died | September 10, 2010(2010-09-10) (aged 82) |
Nationality | Puerto Rican |
Education | Florida Southern College, American University |
Organization(s) | Puerto Rican Socialist Party (PSP), Hostosian National Independence Movement |
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