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'''Carlos Gallisá Bisbal''' is a [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] [[Lawyer|attorney]], [[politician]], and [[Puerto Rican independence movement|independence movement]] leader.<ref name="Zwickel">{{cite book |title=Voices for Independence: In the Spirit of Valor and Sacrifice |last= Zwickel|first=Jean |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= 1998 |publisher= White Star Press |location=Pittsburg, California, U.S.A. |isbn=0-9620448-0-6 |page= |pages= |url=http://www.peacehost.net/WhiteStar/Voices/eng-gallisa.html |accessdate=2012-01-10}}</ref>
'''Carlos Gallisá Bisbal''' born on October 7, 1961 in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]] is a [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] [[Lawyer|attorney]], [[politician]], and [[Puerto Rican independence movement|independence movement]] leader.<ref name="Zwickel">{{cite book |title=Voices for Independence: In the Spirit of Valor and Sacrifice |last= Zwickel|first=Jean |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= 1998 |publisher= White Star Press |location=Pittsburg, California, U.S.A. |isbn=0-9620448-0-6 |page= |pages= |url=http://www.peacehost.net/WhiteStar/Voices/eng-gallisa.html |accessdate=2012-01-10}}</ref>


After graduating from the [[University of Puerto Rico]], Gallisá practiced [[Labour and employment law|labor law]]. He became politicized through the [[Vieques, Puerto Rico|Vieques]] protests against the [[United States Navy]].<ref name="Zwickel" />
After graduating from the [[University of Puerto Rico]], Gallisá practiced [[Labour and employment law|labor law]]. He became politicized through the [[Vieques, Puerto Rico|Vieques]] protests against the [[United States Navy]].<ref name="Zwickel" />

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Carlos Gallisá Bisbal born on October 7, 1961 in San Juan, Puerto Rico is a Puerto Rican attorney, politician, and independence movement leader.[1]

After graduating from the University of Puerto Rico, Gallisá practiced labor law. He became politicized through the Vieques protests against the United States Navy.[1]

He was elected to the House of Representatives as a member of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) in 1972. In 1973 he left the PIP to join the more radical Puerto Rican Socialist Party (PSP). In 1983, Gallisá became general secretary of the PSP.[1]

Gallisá has suffered harassment due to his politics, including a firebombing of his law office. He has testified at the United Nations on the decolonization issue.[1]

Following the disbanding of the PSP in 1993, Gallisá became a leader of the New Puerto Rican Independence Movement and later the Hostosian National Independence Movement. He is also a columnist for the newspaper Claridad ("Clarity") and a regular news commentator on "Fuego Cruzado" ("Crossfire"), a radio program aired by WSKN-AM in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Zwickel, Jean (1998). Voices for Independence: In the Spirit of Valor and Sacrifice. Pittsburg, California, U.S.A.: White Star Press. ISBN 0-9620448-0-6. Retrieved 2012-01-10. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)