Puerto Rican independence activist gets island citizenship ID – Juan Mari Bras
Tagged: activist, attorney, citizenship, Puerto Rican, Puerto RicoPosted on: September 15th, 2007“A well-known independence advocate received the first certificate of Puerto Rican citizenship on Friday, in a move that activists hope will invigorate the island’s sluggish movement for autonomy from the United States.
Juan Mari Bras, 79, a retired attorney who is the elder statesman of Puerto Rico’s independence movement, was handed the document by Secretary of State Fernando Bonilla during a short ceremony in the capital of San Juan.”
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