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  1. ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gautierand the second or maternal family name is Mayoral.

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References

  1. ↑ Eduardo Bhatia '86. 2016 Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce. 2016. Accessed 18 February 2020.
  2. ↑ ¿Sabías que Eduardo Bhatia nació en El Salvador?: El presidente del Senado cuenta cómo sus padres trabajaban en un proyecto de EE.UU. que erradicaba la pobreza en el Salvador cuando él vino al mundo.. UNIVISION PUERTO RICO. 10 Mar 2016. Accessed 18 February 2020.
  3. ↑ 2018 Baccalaureate address by Eduardo Bhatia. Eduardo Bhatia. Princeton University, Office of Communications. 3 June 2018. Accessed 18 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Eduardo Bhatia will run for mayor of San Juan". News India. March 3, 2006. Archived from the original on November 15, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ "← Aprovechan ahorrarse el IVU Cuidado con fraude por correo electrónico→ Eduardo Bhatia lamenta que aveces los más ignorantes son los que más poder tienen" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2015. Su madre, Carmen Gautier Mayoral, sobrina de doña Felisa Rincón, le inculcó el compromiso social. De su padre, Mohinder Bhatia, heredó el color de piel, sus facciones y la visión crítica. Su progenitor es un economista sobreviviente de la guerra entre Pakistán y la India, que llegó a Puerto Rico a finales de los años 50, reclutado para el programa Manos a la obra y se casó con su madre, que terminaba sus estudios graduados en Londres.
  6. ↑ Bhatia, Eduardo A. (1986). "New Roads for Old Objectives: The Compact of Free Association with the Micronesian Islands and its Applicability to the Future of the Puerto Rico - United States Relationship".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Eduardo Bhatia, Esq". Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration (PRFAA). June 29, 2007. Archived from the original on June 29, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  8. ↑ Stewart Sotomayor, John A. (September 9, 2009). "Ponencia Sigma" (PDF) (in Spanish). Senate of Puerto Rico: 1–4. Retrieved January 11, 2011.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ↑ Morey Noble, Angel (March 7, 2023). "P. de la C. 1653" (in Spanish). House of Representatives of Puerto Rico: 1–3. Retrieved April 3, 2023.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ↑ "Hon. Eduar Dobhatia Gautier". Senadopr.us. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  11. ↑ Bhatia, Mohinder (November 5, 2007). "Column on senators Bhatia and McClintock financial education bill". The San Juan Star .
  12. ↑ Archived June 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ "Primarias 2008 Escrutinio PPD". 64.185.222.182. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  14. ↑ Archived November 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ "Primarias Locales 2012 PPD". 64.185.222.182. Archived from the original on 2014-03-21. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  16. ↑ "Hon. EDUAR DOBHATIA GAUTIER". senado.pr.gov. Archived from the original on 2014-04-26.
  17. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20061115134405/http://www.newsindia-times.com/nit/2004/04/02/election6-top.html. Archived from the original on November 15, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2007.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ Bhatia, Eduardo (3 June 2018). "2018 Baccalaureate address by Eduardo Bhatia". Princeton University. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
Eduardo Bhatia
Eduardo Bhatia.jpg
Bhatia in 2009
Minority Leader of the Puerto Rico Senate
In office
January 2, 2017 –January 2, 2021
Senate of Puerto Rico
Preceded by Minority Whip of the Puerto Rico Senate
2009–2013		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minority Leader of the Puerto Rico Senate
2017–2021		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by President of the Puerto Rico Senate
2013–2017		Succeeded by
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