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Griselio Torresola

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Puerto Rican militant (1925-1950)

United StatesLived 1925 to 1950 · aged 25
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Griselio Torresola Roura was a Puerto Rican militant of the Nationalist Party. He and Oscar Collazo attempted to assassinate United States President Harry Truman on November 1, 1950. Torresola mortally wounded White House policeman Private Leslie Coffelt and wounded two other law enforcement officers.

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Blair House, site of the attempt, as it is today. At the time of the attempt there were two guard booths out front.Blair House, site of the attempt, as it is today. At the time of the attempt there were two guard booths out front.

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Griselio Torresola Roura was a Puerto Rican militant of the Nationalist Party. He and Oscar Collazo attempted to assassinate United States President Harry Truman on November 1, 1950. Torresola mortally wounded White House policeman Private Leslie Coffelt and wounded two other law enforcement officers. Torresola was killed by a return shot from Coffelt.

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United States
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deceased
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Lived 1925 to 1950 · aged 25
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6 languages

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