Puerto Rico Politics


Puerto Rico officials conduct a review of vote summaries from each precinct after a 3,880-margin in the Nov. 2, 2004 election.

Puerto Rican Political Leaders
Puerto Rican Separatists
Edison Misla Aldarondo
 


Henry Coira Story y la muerte de Santiago "Chagui" Mari Pesquera
 

Independence Rejected: Puerto Rico and the 1936 Tydings Bill (The Hispanic American Historical Review, Feb. 1958)
Puerto Rican Populism Revisited: PPD in the 1940s (Journal of Latin American Studies, Oct. 1989)
Government and Politics in Puerto Rico (International Affairs, July 1954)

1998
Estados Unidos se abstiene
For third time, Puerto Rico rejects becoming 51st state
100th anniversary of U.S. rule leaves Puerto Rico divided, confused
Puerto Ricans say 'no' to statehood
Puerto Ricans ready to vote on status
Puerto Rican statehood backers sing new tune
Puerto Ricans vote on question of statehood
Puerto Rico gov. sees statehood victory, despite polls
Puerto Rico Sought Statehood in '99
Puerto Rico to be 51st U.S. state?
Spanish-English debate at the heart of Puerto Rico referendum
Statehood vs. status quo: Puerto Ricans divided
Torricelli: Puerto Rico has two choices
U.S. hurricane aid boosts Puerto Rican statehood advocates
Victoria contra la anexión

1999
Puerto Rican anti-statehood party denied campaign funds
Puerto Rican legislator resigns amid corruption allegations
Puerto Ricans say Congress must take lead on territory's future
Puerto Rican Statehood
Puerto Rican statehood activists won't give up dream
U.S. Supreme Court asked to review Puerto Ricans' U.S. citizenship

2000
For Puerto Rico, an Election of Ifs
Puerto Rico Court Halts Voting Bid
Puerto Rico mayor arrested on corruption charges
Puerto Rico vote drive hit by lawsuits

2001
Corruption probes of Puerto Rican political figures urged
Corruption scandals plague governments in Puerto Rico
Firms Feel Puerto Rico's New Winds
Jaime Benítez, un hijo digno de la tierra boricua

2002
Corruption charges in Puerto Rico
License plate debate heats up in Puerto Rico

2004

Anibal Acevedo Avilo, left, and Pedro Rossello

¿Cuba por la anexión?
No habla Cheney sobre Puerto Rico
Cheney’s Visit To Be Marked By Demonstrations For And Against Him
The Coming Milestone In U.S.-Puerto Rico Relations
Deniegan excarcelar policías de Maravilla
FBI arresta a ex dirigentes del PNP Marcos Morell y Vázquez Botet
Granados al tribunal para su probatoria
Para el 23 de junio el dictamen de sentencia de Freddy Valentín
Apoyo popular a candidaturas de Kerry y Edwards
Rosselló acepta a Dios en templo evangélico
Luis Gutiérrez anima a independentistas a votar por Acevedo Vilá
CEE certifica preliminarmente a Acevedo Vilá y a Fortuño
Islanders vote heavily in gubernatorial race
Close governor's race requires a recount
Governor's Race Keeps Puerto Rico in Suspense
Puerto Rico Is Caught In Throes of Recount
Court won't revisit Puerto Rico vote


   Anibal Acevedo Avilo                 Carlos Romero Barcelo

2005
Puerto Rico Vote Favors Legislature Switch

2006
Party sets in motion a push for statehood
Puerto Ricans dealt blow in U.S. presidential vote
Reyerta por evitar homenaje a Labatut
Piden justicia por la muerte de Muñiz Varela
Marchito homenaje
Levantan evidencia para procesar a responsables
Government shutdown imminent in Puerto Rico

2008
Causa para arrestar a Molina por puñetazo a Romero Barceló
Daddy Yankee takes on new role as debate moderator