2021 in Puerto Rico

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luis Fortuño</span> Puerto Rican politician (born 1960)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 Puerto Rican general election</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jenniffer González-Colón</span> Puerto Rican politician (born 1976)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pedro Pierluisi</span> Current Governor of Puerto Rico

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Puerto Rico statehood movement</span> Movement to grant Puerto Rico U.S. statehood

The Puerto Rico statehood movement aims to make Puerto Rico a state of the United States. Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territorial possession of the United States acquired in 1898 following the Spanish–American War, making it "the oldest colony in the modern world". As of 2023, the population of Puerto Rico is 3.2 million, around half the average state population and higher than that of 19 U.S. states. Statehood is one of several competing options for the future political status of Puerto Rico, including: maintaining its current status, becoming fully independent, or becoming a freely associated state. Puerto Rico has held six referendums on the topic. These are non-binding, as the power to grant statehood lies with the US Congress. The most recent referendum was in November 2020, with a majority (52.52%) of those who voted opting for statehood.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wanda Vázquez Garced</span> Former governor of Puerto Rico

Wanda Emilia Vázquez Garced is a Puerto Rican politician and attorney who served as Governor of Puerto Rico from 2019 to 2021. Prior to her tenure as governor, she served as the 19th secretary of Justice, from 2017 to 2019. A member of the New Progressive Party and Republican Party of Puerto Rico, Vázquez is the second female governor in Puerto Rican history, after Sila María Calderón. She assumed the office following the resignation of Ricardo Roselló, and the judicial annulation of Pedro Pierluisi's short-lived government, in the aftermath of the Telegramgate Scandal. On August 16, 2020, she failed to secure the New Progressive Party nomination for Governor of Puerto Rico in the 2020 elections, losing to Pedro Pierluisi.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Puerto Rican status referendum</span> Referendum on becoming a US state

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Puerto Rican general election</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary</span>

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References

  1. "New governor sworn in as a wary Puerto Rico demands changes". AP NEWS. 2 January 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. "Trump administration announces $3.7 billion for Puerto Rico". news.yahoo.com. Yahoo News. AP. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. Abdalla, Jihan (February 18, 2021). "Puerto Rico issues LGBTQ emergency declaration amid violence". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  4. Oliver Velez, Denise (February 2, 2021). "President Biden is keeping the promise he made to Puerto Rico. Thank you Joe!". Daily Kos. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  5. "Puerto Rico ordena vacunar solo a mayores de 65 ante escasez de dosis". CNN (in Spanish). 3 February 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  6. "Puerto Rico rejects key deal with creditors to reduce debt". AP NEWS. 23 February 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  7. "Officials investigate box of Covid-19 vaccines found on a Puerto Rico street". NBC News. February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  8. "Puerto Rico to reopen historic church after long restoration". AP NEWS. 12 March 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  9. Acevedo, Nicole (March 23, 2021). "Puerto Rico gets over $900M in education funds previously restricted by Trump admin". NBC News. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  10. "Reanudan las clases presenciales en 27 escuelas" [In person classes begin in 27 schools]. El Vocero . 2021-05-14. Archived from the original on 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  11. Novak, Steve (2021-04-14). "On 1st National Borinqueneers Day, Bethlehem breaks ground on Puerto Rican veterans memorial". lehighvalleylive. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  12. Elizam Escobar dies from cancer
  13. Former Oakland A’s World Series hero dies at 73
  14. Fallece Terín Pizarro, legendario lanzador puertorriqueño (in Spanish)
  15. Fallece primer atleta que representó a Puerto Rico en tiro con arco en las Olimpiadas (in Spanish)
  16. Fallece exayudante general de la Guardia Nacional (in Spanish)
  17. El Remix se despide con dolor de Albert Rodríguez (in Spanish)