Cadets of the Republic | |
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 Raimundo Díaz Pacheco commanding the Nationalist Cadets | |
| Allegiance |  Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Nationalist Party |
| Battles / wars | Puerto Rican Nationalist Party Revolts of the 1950s |
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Cadets of the Republic, known in Spanish as Cadetes de la República, was the paramilitary wing of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party in the twentieth century. The organization was also referred to as the Liberation Army of Puerto Rico (Ejército Libertador de Puerto Rico).
The Cadets of the Republic were founded and organized in the 1930s by Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos, the president of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. Some members of the cadets participated in the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party revolts of the 1950s against United States colonial rule.
The following is a brief history of the Cadets of the Republic, covering the period from 1930 to 1950.