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Griselio Torresola was a Puerto Rican nationalist who tried to assassinate President Harry Truman in 1950. He was killed by a White House policeman who shot him in the head after he wounded several officers.
Griselio Torresola was a Puerto Rican nationalist who tried to assassinate President Harry S. Truman in 1950. He was killed by White House Police officer Leslie Coffelt, who was also wounded in the attack.
Griselio Torresola (1925 – November 1, 1950) born in Jayuya, Puerto Rico, was one of two Puerto Rican Nationalists who attempted to assassinate United States President Harry Truman.
Nov 1, 2017 · Griselio Torresola was one of the two Puerto Rican Nationalists who shot at President Harry S. Truman outside Blair House. He was killed by a Secret Service officer, while his partner Oscar Collazo was wounded and later imprisoned.
Nov 13, 2009 · Griselio Torresola was one of the two Puerto Rican nationalists who tried to kill President Harry S. Truman at the Blair House in 1950. He was shot and killed by a Secret Service agent, while his partner Oscar Collazo was sentenced to life imprisonment by Truman.
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Jun 12, 2006 · Griselio Torresola was one of the two men who tried to assassinate President Harry S. Truman at the Blair House in 1950. He was a member of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, which advocated independence from the United States by violent means.