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Wilma Reverón Collazo

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Gender:Female
Era:1970s
State:Puerto Rico
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Wilma Reverón Collazo

Biography

Wilma Reverón Collazo is a Puerto Rican lawyer and independence advocate. She was arrested during the May 19, 1979 Vieques civil-disobedience protest against the U.S. Navy. A later biographical account also recalls her arrest before moving to New York in 1979. Her individual sentence and custody duration remain unverified.

Case

Charges: Vieques protest against U.S. Navy occupation; arrest for entering Navy land
Arrested: May 19, 1979