Olga Viscal Garriga
Dr. Olga Viscal Garriga (May 5, 1929 – June 1995), was a public orator, political activist, and a descendant of a former governor of Puerto Rico. She was a student leader and spokesperson of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party's branch in Rio Piedras. As an advocate for Puerto Rican independence, she was sentenced to eight years in a U.S. federal penitentiary, for refusing to recognize the sovereign authority of the United States over Puerto Rico.
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Birth date | May 05, 1929 |
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Date of death | January 01, 1995 |
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