Carlos Vélez Rieckehoff
Carlos Vélez Rieckehoff (November 18, 1907 – November 19, 2005) was the President of the New York chapter of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party in the 1930s. In the 1990s Rieckehoff was among the protesters against the United States Navy's use of his birthplace, the island of Vieques, as a bombing range. He stood in front of the committee of the U.S. House of Representatives investigating the situation in Vieques and pleaded for the return of Vieques to the people of Puerto Rico.
Carlos Vélez Rieckehoff | |
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| Born | November 18, 1907 Vieques, Puerto Rico |
| Died | November 19, 2005 Vieques, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | Puerto Rican Nationalist Party |
| Movement | Puerto Rican Independence |
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