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He held the post of Governor for sixteen years, being re-elected again in the 1952, 1956 and 1960 elections

Luis Muñoz Marín, was a Puerto Rican poet, journalist, and politician. Regarded as the "father of modern Puerto Rico,"[1][2] he was the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. Muñoz Marín was the son of Luis Muñoz Rivera, a renowned autonomist leader.He worked with the U.S. Congress towards the creation of a Constitution, which was a key element to change the status of Puerto Rico to Estado Libre Asociado or "commonwealth". Muñoz Marín was re-elected three times, serving a total of sixteen years as Governor, all of them representing the Popular Democratic Party. In 1963, he was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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