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Juan Mari Bras, ¡presente!

Published Sep 17, 2010 10:51 PM

Student Leaders arrested during the 1948 strike at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. From left to right: Harry García-Domenech, Jorge Luis Landing, José Gil de la Madrid, Juan Mari-Brás, Juan Noriega-Maldonado and José M. Tejada.
Photo: Archivo Central De La Universidad De Puerto Rico, RíO Piedras.

Juan Mari Bras, founder of the Pro-Independence Movement (MPI) and later the Puerto Rican Socialist Party, died on Sept. 10 at the age of 82. His contributions to the Puerto Rican struggle spanned more than half a century. Workers World will have an appreciation of the life of this important leader for independence and socialism in an upcoming issue.