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Filiberto Ojeda Ríos | |
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| Born | April 26, 1933 Río Blanco, Puerto Rico |
| Died | September 23, 2005 Hormigueros, Puerto Rico |
| Cause of death | Murder by the FBI |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Political orientation | Anti-colonialism, Marxism |
| Political party | Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores Puertorriqueños, PRTP (Puerto Rican Workers' Revolutionary Party) |
Filiberto Ojeda Ríos (April 26, 1933 – September 23, 2005) was a Puerto Rican independence fighter who founded the Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (Armed Forces of National Liberation, FALN) and helped form the Movimiento Independentista Revolucionario Armado (Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement, MIRA). The FBI murdered him in 2005 with a force of 300 agents, two helicopters, and 30 land vehicles.[1]
References
- ↑ "Justice for Ojeda Ríos!" (2005-12-01). Fight Back! News. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2023-02-05.