Nationalist attack on Blair House
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The Nationalist attack on Blair House was a 1950 assassination attempt on U.S. President Harry S. Truman by Puerto Rican Nationalists seeking to draw attention to the cause of Puerto Rican independence.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed attack
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assassination attempt ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ |
| hasAftermath | increased security measures for the President of the United States ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Attempted assassination of Harry S. Truman
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Blair House assassination attempt ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | 2 fatalities ⓘ |
| hasCommuterOfSentence | Harry S. Truman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Puerto Rican Nationalist movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puerto Rico–United States political relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasDate | 1950-11-01 ⓘ |
| hasEventType |
attempted assassination of a head of state
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politically motivated violence ⓘ |
| hasFatality |
Griselio Torresola
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ⓘ
Leslie Coffelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFatalityRole | White House Police officer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInjured |
Oscar Collazo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
two other White House Police officers ⓘ |
| hasLegalOutcome |
Oscar Collazo death sentence commuted to life imprisonment
ⓘ
Oscar Collazo sentenced to death ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Blair House
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ⓘ
Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
Puerto Rican independence
ⓘ
draw attention to the cause of Puerto Rican independence ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Harry S. Truman survived unharmed
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assassination attempt failed ⓘ |
| hasPerpetrator |
Griselio Torresola
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ⓘ
Oscar Collazo NERFINISHED ⓘ Puerto Rican Nationalists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReasonForLocation | White House under renovation at the time ⓘ |
| hasRelatedIdeology | Puerto Rican nationalism ⓘ |
| hasRelatedOrganization | Puerto Rican Nationalist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResidenceTargeted | Blair House, the temporary presidential residence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSecurityForce |
Secret Service
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ⓘ
White House Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | highlighted security vulnerabilities in presidential protection ⓘ |
| hasTarget | Harry S. Truman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTargetRole | President of the United States ⓘ |
| hasVictim | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWeapon | handguns ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1950 ⓘ |
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