Oscar Collazo
Oscar Collazo López | |
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| Born | January 20, 1914 |
| Died | February 21, 1994 (aged 80) |
| Known for | Attempted assassination of Harry S. Truman |
| Political party | Puerto Rican Nationalist Party |
| Movement | Puerto Rican Independence |
| Spouse | Rosa Cortez de Collazo |
| Motive | Puerto Rican nationalism |
| Convictions | First degree murder Assault with intent to kill (2 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death; commuted to life imprisonment; further commuted to time served |
| Details | |
| Victims | Leslie Coffelt, 40 (as an accomplice) |
| Date | November 1, 1950 |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Target | Harry S. Truman |
| Injured | Donald Birdzell |
| Part of a series on the |
| Puerto Rican Nationalist Party |
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Oscar Collazo (January 20, 1914 – February 21, 1994) was a Puerto Rican militant of the Nationalist Party. He and Griselio Torresola were responsible for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Harry S. Truman in Washington, D.C. on November 1, 1950. He had been living in New York City after growing up in Puerto Rico.
Collazo was convicted and sentenced to death, but Truman commuted his sentence to life imprisonment. In 1979, Collazo's sentence was further commuted to time served by President Jimmy Carter. He was paroled and allowed to return to Puerto Rico.