Rafael Hernández Colón

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Order:	4th Democratically Elected Governor
Term of Office:	January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 363 days remaining (364 in leap years). Events 366 - Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading Roman Empire. 533 - Mercurius became Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon... January 2, 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. Events January January 1 - United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the opens. The ballet is set entirely around music by The Beach Boys. March 7 - Comet Kohoutek is discovered. March 8 - IRA bombs explode in the Whitehall and the Old Bailey. March... 1973– January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 363 days remaining (364 in leap years). Events 366 - Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading Roman Empire. 533 - Mercurius became Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon... January 2, Events January-February January 1 - First woman Episcopal priest ordained. January 6 - EMI sacks the Sex Pistols January 18 - Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious legionnaires disease January 18 - Australia experiences its worst railway disaster at Granville, near Sydney, in which 83 people... 1977 January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 363 days remaining (364 in leap years). Events 366 - Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading Roman Empire. 533 - Mercurius became Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon... January 2, 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events Environmental and weather change Asian Tiger Mosquito, an invasive species is first found in Houston, Texas May 25 - Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge which kills approximately 10,000 people. September 19 - 8... 1985 – January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 363 days remaining (364 in leap years). Events 366 - Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading Roman Empire. 533 - Mercurius became Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon... January 2, 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the allegedly rigged two crashes showing that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. NBC settles the lawsuit the following day. February 11 Janet Reno is selected by President Clinton as... 1993
Predecessor:	Luis A. Ferré ( 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. Events January January 1 - United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the opens. The ballet is set entirely around music by The Beach Boys. March 7 - Comet Kohoutek is discovered. March 8 - IRA bombs explode in the Whitehall and the Old Bailey. March... 1973) Carlos Antonio Romero Barceló (born September 4, 1932) was Puerto Ricos fifth democratically elected Governor, the second governor to be elected from the New Progressive Party (PNP) and also Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. Romero Barceló is the grandson of Antonio R. Barcel... Carlos Romero Barceló ( 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events Environmental and weather change Asian Tiger Mosquito, an invasive species is first found in Houston, Texas May 25 - Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge which kills approximately 10,000 people. September 19 - 8... 1985)
Successor:	Carlos Antonio Romero Barceló (born September 4, 1932) was Puerto Ricos fifth democratically elected Governor, the second governor to be elected from the New Progressive Party (PNP) and also Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. Romero Barceló is the grandson of Antonio R. Barcel... Carlos Romero Barceló ( Events January-February January 1 - First woman Episcopal priest ordained. January 6 - EMI sacks the Sex Pistols January 18 - Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious legionnaires disease January 18 - Australia experiences its worst railway disaster at Granville, near Sydney, in which 83 people... 1977) Pedro Rosselló ( 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the allegedly rigged two crashes showing that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. NBC settles the lawsuit the following day. February 11 Janet Reno is selected by President Clinton as... 1993)
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Place of Birth:	Ponce, the second largest city in Puerto Rico outside of the San Juan metropolitan area is named after the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León. It is located a few miles from the Caribbean coastline of the island. Ponce, nicknamed The City of Los Leones after Ponce de Le... Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Profession:	A politician is an individual involved in politics, sometimes this may include political scientists. In other settings, a politician is a type of political figure who participates in a government. In Western democracies, the term is generally restricted to those either holding or seeking elected office for themselves, rather than... politician, A lawyer or attorney at law is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law (and in other forms of dispute resolution). Most countries today require professional law advisors in their judicial systems. Lawyers have many names in different... lawyer
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The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a nonvoting representative of the United States House of Representatives elected by Puerto Ricans every 4 years. The representative is allowed to serve, and serves as process observer, in U.S. Congress committees. List of former Commisioners Categories: Executive Branch of the Government... Resident Commissioner:	Jaime Benítez (1973-1977) Jaime B. Fuster Berlingeri (Born January 12, 1941) is a politician from Puerto Rico currently serving as an Associate Justice to the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Education He obtained his Bachelors Degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1962 and his Law Degree form the University of... Jaime Fuster (1985-1992) Antonio J. Colorado Laguna (born September 8, 1939) is a lawyer and politician from New York City, New York (USA). He served as Secretary of State and Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico for the administration of Rafael Hernández Colón. Antonio J. Colorado Laguna, former Secretary of State and... Antonio Colorado (1992-1993)

Rafael Hernández Colón (born October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. Events 1-1899 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus, the commander of the Danube armies, loyal to Vespasian, defeat the forces of Emperor Vitellius. 1360 - The... October 24, 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 15 -- The first building to be completely covered in glass is completed in Toledo, Ohio, for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. January 20 - Death of George V of the United Kingdom. His... 1936) is a native of Ponce, the second largest city in Puerto Rico outside of the San Juan metropolitan area is named after the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León. It is located a few miles from the Caribbean coastline of the island. Ponce, nicknamed The City of Los Leones after Ponce de Le... Ponce, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: When Europeans first arrived, the island of Puerto Rico was inhabited by a group of Arawak Indians known as Taínos. The Taínos called the island Borinquén. The first European contact was made by Christopher Columbus, on his second voyage to the... Puerto Rico, who was the fourth democratically elected Seal of the Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Since 1948, the Governor is elected by the people of Puerto Rico. Prior to that date, the Governor of Puerto Rico was appointed by either the King... Governor of Puerto Rico for 12 years ( 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. Events January January 1 - United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the opens. The ballet is set entirely around music by The Beach Boys. March 7 - Comet Kohoutek is discovered. March 8 - IRA bombs explode in the Whitehall and the Old Bailey. March... 1973- Events January-February January 1 - First woman Episcopal priest ordained. January 6 - EMI sacks the Sex Pistols January 18 - Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious legionnaires disease January 18 - Australia experiences its worst railway disaster at Granville, near Sydney, in which 83 people... 1977, 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events Environmental and weather change Asian Tiger Mosquito, an invasive species is first found in Houston, Texas May 25 - Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge which kills approximately 10,000 people. September 19 - 8... 1985- 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the allegedly rigged two crashes showing that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. NBC settles the lawsuit the following day. February 11 Janet Reno is selected by President Clinton as... 1993).

Education

Hernández Colón obtained a bachelor's degree in Niccolò Machiavelli, ca 1500, became the key figure in realistic political theory, crucial to political science Political Science is the systematic study of the allocation and transfer of power in decision making. Amongst the disciplines, political science is charged with studying the provinces of public affairs and institutions. It is... Political Science from The Johns Hopkins University is an internationally prestigious private institution of higher learning located in Baltimore, Maryland. Johns Hopkins offers undergraduate and graduate programs based at the Homewood Campus in Baltimore: The Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts & Sciences and the G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering boast a... Johns Hopkins University in 1956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. (see link for calendar) Events January January 1 - End of Egyptian Condominium in Sudan. January 16 - President Egypt vows to reconquer Palestine January 26 - Italy January 26 - United Kingdom bans heroin January 26 - The last Soviet troops leave the military base in... 1956 where he graduated Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an academic degree was earned. There are typically three types of Latin honors. In order of increasing level of honor, they are: if in the third, , Chapter 11, concerning Latin honors in 1881. ... with honors. In 1956, he obtained his degree in Law (a loanword from Danish- Norwegian for the future, but in practice, jurisprudence is often quite equivalent to common law precedent. However, Administrative law refers to the body of law which regulates bureaucratic managerial procedures and is administered by the executive branch of a government; rather than the judicial or... Law from the The University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras (UPRRP) —or Recinto Universitario de Río Piedras (RRP) in Spanish— is a state university located in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. UPRRP is the largest campus of the University of Puerto Rico System, and the first... University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras, graduating Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an academic degree was earned. There are typically three types of Latin honors. In order of increasing level of honor, they are: if in the third, , Chapter 11, concerning Latin honors in 1881. ... magna cum laude and as In the United States, the title of valedictorian is given to the top graduate of the entire graduating class of an educational institution. This honor is traditionally based on grades and overall GPA, but consideration is also given to other factors such as extracurricular activities. The title comes from the... valedictorian of his class. He became a The Senate of Puerto Rico is the upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, smaller than the House of Representatives. Together, they compose the legislative branch of the government of Puerto Rico. Seal of the Senate of Puerto Rico. Hemicycle of the Senate of Puerto Rico. Composition In... Senator in 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). Events Undated Booker Prize for Fiction is established by Booker plc. 1968 is known as the year of the Prague Spring and also the year of the Paris riots. The ASCII character code is... 1968, and later ascended to become the President of the Senate.

Political Career

Hernández Colón's party, the The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico —or Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico (PPD) in Spanish— is a political party that stands for Puerto Rico to be a free associated state of the United States, which is also known as a (PNP), won the elections. 1970s... Popular Democratic Party, or Partido Popular Democratico (PPD), saw a lot of potential in the young political star, and made him their President and candidate for Governor in the 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. Events January January 2 - the Pierre Hotel Heist - Six men rob the safety deposit boxes of the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Loot is at least $4 million January 5 - President of the United States Richard Nixon orders the... 1972 elections. He had enjoyed a great friendship with former governor Luis Muñoz Marín, and this helped him in his quest for the governishp He decisively beat then Governor Luis A. Ferré, another Ponce, the second largest city in Puerto Rico outside of the San Juan metropolitan area is named after the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León. It is located a few miles from the Caribbean coastline of the island. Ponce, nicknamed The City of Los Leones after Ponce de Le... Ponce native, to become, at 36, the youngest governor of The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: When Europeans first arrived, the island of Puerto Rico was inhabited by a group of Arawak Indians known as Taínos. The Taínos called the island Borinquén. The first European contact was made by Christopher Columbus, on his second voyage to the... Puerto Rico.

First Term

Hernández Colón made an effort to get more international firms to invest in Puerto Rico and opposed President Order: 38th President Vice President: none, then Nelson A. Rockefeller Term of office: August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977 Preceded by: Richard Nixon Succeeded by: Jimmy Carter Date of birth: July 14, 1913 Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska First ... Gerald Ford's wishes to make Puerto Rico the 51st state. But during his first term, the island passed through some economic problems and most of the blame fell into Hernández Colón. Hernández lost in 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 12 - UN Security Council votes 11-1 to admit the Palestinian Liberation Organization January 15 - Would-be Gerald Ford presidential assassin Sara Jane Moore is sentenced to life in prison January 16... 1976 to then A mayor (Latin . In Germany the corresponding title is , the major domo . In the households of the Merovingian Frankish kings, the major domus, or Category:Mayors of the United States Related articles and lists council-manager government mayor-council government Categories: Chief executives | Lists of mayors | Management occupations | Titles | Mayors... Mayor of San Juan, the Spanish for Saint John, is a common toponym in parts of the world where Spanish is or was spoken: Argentina San Juan Province San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province Cuba San Juan Hill Mexico San Juan, Campeche San Juan, Chihuahua San Juan, Coahuila San Juan... San Juan Carlos Antonio Romero Barcel (born in September 4, 1932) was Puerto Ricos fifth democratically elected Governor, the second governor to be elected from the New Progressive Party (PNP) and also Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. Romero Barcel is the grandson of Antonio R. Barcel , a... Carlos Romero Barcelo, and again in 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 - National steel strike in the United Kingdom January 1 - Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 4 - American president Jimmy Carter proclaims, with support... 1980. The 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 - National steel strike in the United Kingdom January 1 - Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 4 - American president Jimmy Carter proclaims, with support... 1980 elections, however, were the closest in Puerto Rican history ( Carlos Antonio Romero Barceló (born September 4, 1932) was Puerto Ricos fifth democratically elected Governor, the second governor to be elected from the New Progressive Party (PNP) and also Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. Romero Barceló is the grandson of Antonio R. Barcel... Carlos Romero Barceló only won by a 3,000 vote margin) and Hernández Colón was sure he would win back his place as Governor in 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 1 - Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 - AT&T is broken up into 22 independent units January 5 - Richard Stallman starts developing GNU. January 7 - Brunei becomes the sixth member of the... 1984.

Second Term

Hernández Colón ran again in the elections of 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 1 - Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 - AT&T is broken up into 22 independent units January 5 - Richard Stallman starts developing GNU. January 7 - Brunei becomes the sixth member of the... 1984 and was victorious by a landslide. He took office in January of the following year. This time around, Hernández Colón had to face different problems and situations, but the Puerto Rican can refer to anybody who was born in or whose ancestors are from Puerto Rico. It can also refer to something from Puerto Rico, such as Puerto Rican Rum. It should be noted that even though Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States and its people... Puerto Rican public thought he did a good job and gave him their votes again in the 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events Environmental change Zebra mussels found in the Great lakes December 2 - Cyclone in Bangladesh leaves 5 million homeless - thousands dead December 7 - In Armenia an earthquake 6.9 on the Richter scale killed nearly 25.000... 1988 election, although rival Baltasar Corrada del Río {born April 12, 1935) is a former politician from Puerto Rico. He held various high political offices in the island, including Resident Commissioner (1977-1985), Mayor of the capital city of San Juan (1985-1989), Secretary of State (1993-1995) and Associate Justice to... Baltasar Corrada del Río did decently on the polls. Hernández Colón became a travelling governor during his third and last tenure as governor, and he sponsored trade contracts with such countries as Official language Japanese Capital Tokyo Largest City Tokyo Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 60th 377,835 km² 0.8% Population  - Total ( 2004)  - Density Ranked 10th 127,333,002 337/km² GDP  - Total (PPP, 2005)  - Total (nominal)  ... Japan, The United Mexican States or Mexico ( Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México; regarding the use of the variant spelling Méjico, see section The name below) is a country located in North America, bordered to the north by the United States of America, to the southeast by... Mexico, The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela)1 is a country in northern South America.2 It borders the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Guyana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Colombia to the west. Off the Venezuelan coast are... Venezuela, The Kingdom of Spain or Spain ( Spanish: ) of Vélez and Alhucemas, and the tiny Parsley Island. Strong economic growth and an expansion in trade following membership of the European Union in 1986 made the countrys economy the tenth largest in the world in 2002. Life expectancy, public... Spain and Canada is an independent sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. Bordering the United States, its territorial claims extend north into the Arctic Ocean as far as the North Pole. Canada is a federation of ten provinces... Canada. His efforts to improve the ever changing Puerto Rican economy took him to all continents, and he also sponsored Puerto Rico's bid to get the 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the: ) lands on Mars. January 8 - Queen Elizabeth II christens the ) lands on Mars. January 27 - The British government narrowly wins a House of Commons vote on the proposed introduction of tutition top-up fees... 2004 For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. The Olympic Games, or Olympics, are an international multi-sport event taking place every fourth year. Originally held in ancient Greece, they were revived by a French nobleman, Pierre Frèdy, Baron de... Olympic Games. Hernández Colón and his wife returned to Puerto Rico after she was diagnosed with When normal cells are damaged or old they undergo apoptosis; cancer cells, however, avoid apoptosis. Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell division leading to growth of abnormal tissue. It is believed that cancers arise from both genetic and environmental factors that lead to aberrant growth regulation... cancer. She passed away early in 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: reports that 350,000-year-old upright-walking human footprints had been found in Italy March 15 - Hu Jintao becomes president of the Peoples Republic of China, replacing Jiang Zemin. March 16 Iraq disarmament crisis... 2003. On June, 1991, Hernández announced that he would not seek another term as Governor. Instead, the PPD may stand for: Postpartum depression Political parties: Partito Popolare Democratico Svizzero (Switzerland) Partido por la Democracia (Chile) Partido Popular Democrático (Puerto Rico) Partido Popular Democrático (Portugal) P-Phenylenediamine PostScript Printer Description Purified protein derivative (used for tuberculosis testing) Categories: Disambiguation | TLAs ... PPD chose Senator Victoria Melo Muñoz Mendoza (b.1940-) is a former politician from Puerto Rico. She is the daughter of the first democratically elected governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Muñoz Marín. Muñoz Mendoza was the first woman in Puerto Rican history to seek the seat of Governor of... Victoria Munoz Mendoza as their candidate.

Currently, Hernández Colón is retired from politics, but is always available for any politcal issue and his advice is sought by many politicians.

See also

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