Oscar Collazo

Oscar Collazo
Rosa and Oscar Collazo
BornJanuary 20, 1914
DiedFebruary 21, 1994(1994-02-21) (aged 80)
Political partyPuerto Rican Nationalist Party
MovementPuerto Rican Independence
SpouseRosa Cortez de Collazo
MotivePuerto Rican nationalism
Conviction(s)First degree murder
Assault with intent to kill (2 counts)
Criminal penaltyDeath; commuted to life imprisonment; further commuted to time served
Details
VictimsLeslie Coffelt, 40 (as an accomplice)
DateNovember 1, 1950
CountryUnited States
Location(s)Washington, D.C.
Target(s)Harry S. Truman
InjuredDonald Birdzell

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 commuted to time served by President Jimmy Carter. He was paroled and allowed to return to Puerto Rico.


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