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Ruben Gallego. Rubén Marinelarena Gallego ( / ˈruːbən ɡaɪˈɛɡoʊ / ROO-bən gy-EH-goh; born November 20, 1979) is an American politician and former U.S. Marine serving as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district. Gallego served and deployed as a USMCR Corporal in the US invasion of Iraq .
Puerto Rican: Coalitionist: Puerto Rico: Dec 26, 1939: Jan 3, 1945: Lost re-election Jesús T. Piñero (1897–1952) Puerto Rican: Popular Democratic: Puerto Rico: Jan 3, 1945: Sep 2, 1946: Resigned to accept appointment as Governor of Puerto Rico: Antonio Fernós-Isern (1895–1974) Puerto Rican: Popular Democratic: Puerto Rico: Sep 11, 1946 ...
Background. The United States acquired the islands of Puerto Rico in 1898 after the Spanish–American War, and the archipelago has been under U.S. sovereignty since.In 1950, Congress enacted the Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950 or legislation (P.L. 81-600), authorizing Puerto Rico to hold a constitutional convention and, in 1952, the people of Puerto Rico ratified a constitution ...
The Latin American and Caribbean Congress in Solidarity with the Independence of Puerto Rico consisted of an international summit held in Panama City, Panama. More than two-hundred delegates hailing from twenty-two countries in North and South America met on November 18–19, 2006 to discuss the issue of Puerto Rican sovereignty and proposed ...
YSTP-TV 33: Canal Treinta y Tres - Francisco Gavidia University; YSUT-TV 35: Canal Treinta y Cinco - Telecorporacion Salvadoreña; YSNA-TV 57: Canal Católico ; YSMH-TV 65: El Canal de Jesus Cristo (CJC 65) YSAE-TV 49: TCI
Puerto Rico's governor, who is the head of government, and the members of the legislature are elected every four years by popular vote. Puerto Rico's legislature is a bicameral body consisting of a Senate and a House. The members of the judicial branch are appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Senate to serve until they reach age 70.
In 2006, the United Nations called for the release of the remaining Puerto Rican political prisoners in United States prisons. Later life and death. In 2002, Latino Legislative Somos el Futuro conference awarded Pagan the Lifetime Achievement Award. Her archives are at Hunter College in New York and the University of Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rican politicians. Note that under Wikipedia's rules around categorization of politicians, this category is for people whose political careers took place in Puerto Rico, and not for people from Puerto Rico, or of Puerto Rican ancestry, who became politicians outside of Puerto Rico. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Politicians of ...