Rubén Berríos
Rubén Ángel Berríos Martínez | |
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| President of the Puerto Rico Independence Party | |
| Assumed office 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Gilberto Concepción de Gracia |
| At-Large Member of the Puerto Rico Senate | |
| In office 1993–1997 | |
| In office 1985–1989 | |
| In office 1973–1977 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 21, 1939 Aibonito, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | PIP |
| Education | Georgetown University (BBA) Yale University (LLM, JD) University of Oxford (DPhil) |
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Rubén Ángel Berríos Martínez (born June 21, 1939) is a Puerto Rican politician, international law attorney, writer, and current president of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP). A former three-time senator, Berríos is a perennial PIP candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico. He led the Navy–Culebra protests that succeeded in the United States Navy abandoning the use of the Puerto Rican island of Culebra for military exercises and was a leader for the Cause of Vieques.