Lolita Lebrón

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Lolita Lebrón was a Puerto Rican nationalist and activist best known for leading a 1954 armed attack on the U.S. Capitol to draw attention to the cause of Puerto Rican independence.

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Lolita Lebrón canonical 4

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instanceOf Puerto Rican nationalist
human
independence activist
political activist
birthDate 1919-11-19
birthPlace Lares, Puerto Rico
burialPlace Cementerio Municipal de Lares
cause Puerto Rican independence
causeOfDeath cardiopulmonary arrest
convictedOf assault
attempted murder
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfEvent 1954-03-01
deathDate 2010-08-01
describedAs symbol of Puerto Rican independence movement
ethnicGroup Puerto Ricans
familyName Lebrón
gender female
givenName Dolores
Lolita
hasNationality Puerto Rican
ideology Puerto Rican nationalism
imprisonedIn Federal Prison Camp, Alderson
surface form: Alderson Federal Prison Camp
knownFor leading 1954 armed attack on the U.S. Capitol
memberOf Puerto Rican Nationalist Party
motive draw attention to Puerto Rican independence
movement Puerto Rican independence movement
name Lolita Lebrón self-link
notableWork 1954 United States Capitol shooting
surface form: 1954 United States Capitol shooting attack
occupation political activist
seamstress
participatedIn 1954 United States Capitol shooting
surface form: 1954 attack on the United States Capitol

Puerto Rican Nationalist Party activities
placeOfDeath San Juan, Puerto Rico
politicalAlignment anti-colonialism
politicalPrisonerStatus considered political prisoner by supporters
religion Roman Catholicism
residence New York City
Puerto Rico
sentence long-term imprisonment in the United States
slogan "I did not come to kill anyone, I came to die for Puerto Rico"
spokeLanguage English
Spanish
target United States House of Representatives

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