Oscar Collazo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Oscar Collazo

Puerto Rican militant

Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1914

Place of Birth: Florida, Puerto Rico, United States

Date of Death: 21-Feb-1994

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Oscar Collazo

  • Oscar Collazo (January 20, 1914 – February 21, 1994) was one of two Puerto Rican militants of the Nationalist Party who on November 1, 1950, attempted to assassinate U.S.
  • President Harry S.
  • Truman in Washington, DC.
  • He had been living in New York City after growing up in Puerto Rico. Collazo was convicted and sentenced to death, but Truman commuted his sentence to life imprisonment.
  • In 1979 Collazo's sentence was commuted to time served by President Jimmy Carter.
  • He was paroled and allowed to return to Puerto Rico.

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