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Former Puerto Rico Gov. Carlos Romero Barceló dies at 88
Sandra Lilley
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Carlos Romero Barceló, a staunch advocate of Puerto Rican statehood and the island s governor from 1977 to 1985, died Sunday night at the age of 88, his family said in a statement.
In March, his family said he was in fragile condition as a result of bacterial infections.
Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierulisi declared a period of mourning of 30 days.
The island s most prominent pro-statehood leaders expressed their condolences on social media as they marked his influence on their movement. We have lost a leader in the search of equality, tweeted Resident Commissioner Wanda Vázquez Merced, Puerto Rico s nonvoting member of Congress. Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., called the late former governor a fearless advocate and a longtime mentor. ....

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