The Pro-Independence University Federation of Puerto Rico ( es, Federación Universitaria Pro Independencia or FUPI) is a

non-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

student organization A student is a person enrolled in a school or other educational institution. In the United Kingdom and most commonwealth countries, a "student" attends a secondary school or higher (e.g., college or university); those in primary or elementary ...

that advocates for the

independence of Puerto Rico Throughout the history of Puerto Rico, its inhabitants have initiated several movements to obtain independence for the island, first from the Spanish Empire from 1493 to 1898 and since then from the United States. A spectrum of pro-autonomy, p ...

. The Federation was founded in October 1956 by

Hugo Margenat Hugo Margenat (October 10, 1933 – April 7, 1957), was a Puerto Rican poet and Puerto Rican Independence advocate. His art was committed to serving a militant nationalistic agenda. He was the founder of the political youth pro-independence orga ...

, a Puerto Rican poet and nationalist. In 1960, COINTELPRO operations began against the Movimiento Pro Independencia (MPI), the University Pro-Independence Federation (FUPI), and many other Puerto Rican independence organizations both on the island and in the communities of the Puerto Rican diaspora in the United States.

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1956 establishments in Puerto Rico Foro de São Paulo Nationalist organizations COINTELPRO targets Political advocacy groups in Puerto Rico Politics of Puerto Rico Political organizations based in Puerto Rico Separatism in the United States University of Puerto Rico {{poli-org-stub