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Griselio Torresola Roura (July 19, 1925 –
November 1, 1950) born in Jayuya,
Puerto Rico, was one of two
Puerto Rican nationalists from New York City who...
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November 1, 1950,
Puerto Rican pro-independence
activists Oscar Collazo and
Griselio Torresola attempted to ********inate
President Harry S.
Truman at the Blair...
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Canales declared Puerto Rico a free Republic.
Torresola had a brother,
Griselio Torresola,
living in New York City, who was
outraged by the attacks. The...
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House was
being renovated. On
November 1, 1950,
Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and
Oscar Collazo attempted to ********inate
President Truman in...
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staying during major renovations of the
White House. One Nationalist,
Griselio Torresola, was
killed in the attack, as was a
White House police officer...
- his wife
Cressie (1912–1985). On
November 1, 1950, would-be ********ins
Griselio Torresola and
Oscar Collazo,
nationalists who
supported the independence...
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morning and afternoon. On
November 1, 1950,
Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and
Oscar Collazo attempted to ********inate
Truman at
Blair House...
- the
Utuado Uprising which culminated in a m****acre,
Oscar Collazo and
Griselio Torresola invaded Harry S. Truman's residence,
carrying a
letter written...
- 1950: Two
Puerto Rican pro-independence activists,
Oscar Collazo and
Griselio Torresola,
attempted to kill
President Truman at the
Blair House, where...
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president of the New York
branch of the
Nationalist Party.
After he met
Griselio Torresola in New York, the two men soon
became friends. On
October 30,...
