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Luis Muñoz Marín

1898 - 1980

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José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín (February 18, 1898 – April 30, 1980), most commonly known as Luis Muñoz Marín, was a Puerto Rican journalist, politician, and statesman who served as the first democratically elected governor of Puerto Rico from 1949 to 1965. He previously served as the fourth president of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1941 to 1948. Founder of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) in 1938, Muñoz Marín promoted the industrialization of the archipelago and island in continued association with the United States, prioritizing economic development over independence. He is regarded as the architect of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit. 'Free Associated State of Puerto Rico'), the current political status of Puerto Rico as an unincorporated territory under the sovereign jurisdiction of the United States with local constitutional self-government since 1952. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luis Muñoz Marín is the 15,521st most popular politician (down from 14,844th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Puerto Rico (down from 28th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Puerto Rican Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Luis Muñoz Marín ranks 15,521 out of 19,576. Before him are Zlatko Tomčić, John Langdon, Artashumara, Gediminas Vagnorius, Isaak Zelensky, and Pedro de Sousa Holstein, 1st Duke of Palmela. After him are Lloyd Bentsen, Herneith, Anna Grodzka, James Brady, Alain Krivine, and Mikhail Chigir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Luis Muñoz Marín ranks 239. Before him are Stefanos Stefanopoulos, Constance Talmadge, Mikhail Artamonov, María Corda, Ariel Durant, and Clyde King. After him are Kay Sage, Frank Sullivan, Hellmuth Kneser, John Grierson, Ernő Nagy, and Cesare Merzagora. Among people deceased in 1980, Luis Muñoz Marín ranks 245. Before him are Muriel Freeman, Wilhelmina Cooper, Finn Ronne, Petar Trifunović, Max Miedinger, and Louis Guilloux. After him are Erast Garin, Alberto Soria, Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Mario Mattoli, and Zakaria Chihab.

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In Puerto Rico

Among people born in Puerto Rico, Luis Muñoz Marín ranks 32 out of 77. Before him are Don Omar (1978), Luis Aponte Martínez (1922), Pedro Morales (1942), Cheo Feliciano (1935), Bad Bunny (1994), and Osvaldo Ríos (1960). After him are Sila María Calderón (1942), Tego Calderón (1972), Carly Colón (1979), Gigi Fernández (1964), Giannina Braschi (1953), and Bill Hobbs (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In Puerto Rico

Among politicians born in Puerto Rico, Luis Muñoz Marín ranks 2. Before him are Ramón Emeterio Betances (1827). After him are Sila María Calderón (1942), Pedro Pierluisi (1959), Luis Fortuño (1960), Wanda Vázquez Garced (1960), Alejandro García Padilla (1971), and Ricardo Rosselló (1979).

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