Oscar Collazo

Oscar Collazo
Rosa and Oscar Collazo
Born	January 20, 1914 Florida, Puerto Rico
Died	February 21, 1994(1994-02-21) (aged 80) Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
Political party	Puerto Rican Nationalist Party
Movement	Puerto Rican Independence
Spouse	Rosa Cortez de Collazo
Motive	Puerto Rican nationalism
Conviction(s)	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(s)	Washington, D.C.
Target(s)	Harry S. Truman
Injured	Donald Birdzell

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Oscar Collazo (January 20, 1914 – February 21, 1994) was one of two Puerto Rican militants of the Nationalist Party who on November 1, 1950, attempted to assassinate U.S. President Harry S. Truman in Washington, D.C. 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.