José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín (February 18 1898 – April 30 1980) known as Luis Muñoz Marín was a Puerto Rican poet journalist politician and statesman regarded as the Father of Modern Puerto Rico and the Architect of the Commonwealth. In 1948 he was the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico spearheading an administration that engineered profound economic political and social reforms; accomplishments that were internationally lauded by many politicians statesmen political scientists and economists of the period.
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active years end date
1965-01-02
active years start date
1949-01-02
alma mater
Georgetown University
birth date
1898-02-18
birth place
San Juan Puerto Rico
child
Victoria Muñoz Mendoza
death date
1980-04-30
death place
San Juan Puerto Rico
office
President of the Senate of Puerto Rico
order in office
1st, 4th, Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
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