Juan Mari Brás
Juan Mari Brás | |
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Mari Brás after receiving the first Certificate of Citizenship of Puerto Rico, September 14, 2007 | |
| Born | December 2, 1927 |
| Died | September 10, 2010 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Education | Florida Southern College, American University |
| Organization(s) | Puerto Rican Socialist Party (PSP), Hostosian National Independence Movement |
Juan Mari Brás (December 2, 1927 – September 10, 2010) was a Puerto Rican politician who advocated for Puerto Rican independence. He also founded the Puerto Rican Socialist Party. On October 25, 2006, he became the first person to receive a Puerto Rican citizenship certificate from the Puerto Rico State Department. His son, Santiago Mari Pesquera, was assassinated by a suspected far-right activist in 1976. In 2009, documents revealed that the FBI knew of a plot to assassinate Mari Brás but did not share the information with him.