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Luis Ernesto Ramos Yordán (February 5, 1915 – January 27, 2005) was a Puerto Rican physician, legislator, and President of the
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from 1973 to 1977.


Early years

Ramos Yordán was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico on February 2, 1915. He received his degree from the
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in
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, and his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. He subsequently did advanced post-graduate work at Columbia University.''Biografias: Luis E. Ramos Yordan.''
Retrieved May 19, 2010.


Political life

In the 1968 general elections Ramos Yordan was elected to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives as a representative
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. He is a member of the Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico. During his term, he was minority leader in the House. In 1972 he was re-elected and became the speaker of that legislative body.


See also

* List of Puerto Ricans


References

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