Collazo, Oscar, 1914-1994.
Variant namesOscar Collazo, also Oscar Collazo Lopez (b. Jan. 20, 1914, Florida, Puerto Rico-d. Feb. 21, 1994, San Juan, Puerto Rico) was one of two Puerto Ricans who attempted to assassinate U.S. President Harry S. Truman in 1950. In 1952, Collazo was sentenced to death, but President Truman commuted his sentence to life imprisonment, and he was sent to the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kansas. Collazo's sentence was commuted to time served by President Jimmy Carter on September 6, 1979.
From the description of Collazo, Oscar, 1914-1994 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10599115
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| referencedIn | Official Files (Truman Administration). 1945 - 1953. Official Files . 1945 - 1953. Pardons, OF 470. 1945 - 1953. Memorandum from Daniel M. Lyons to Charles Murphy with Attachments and Related Material | Harry S. Truman Library | |
| referencedIn | Vélez de Vando, Emelí 1917-1999. Papers, 1919-1999. | Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos | |
| referencedIn | Vélez de Vando, Emelí, 1917-1999. Papers, 1919-1999. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory |
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