Hostosian National Independence Movement
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Hostosian National Independence Movement
Movimiento Independentista Nacional Hostosiano |
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| Leader | Julio Muriente |
| Founded | April 6, 2004 |
| Merger of |
National Hostosian Congress New Puerto Rican Independence Movement |
| Headquarters | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Newspaper | Red Betances |
| Youth wing | Juventud Hortosiana |
| Ideology |
Puerto Rican Independence Socialism Anti-imperialism |
| Political position | Left |
| International affiliation | Non-Aligned Movement (observer) |
| Seats in the Senate |
0 / 30
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| Seats in the House of Representatives |
0 / 51
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| Municipalities |
0 / 78
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| Supreme Court |
0 / 9
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| Website | |
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minhpuertorico.org redbetances.com |
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The Hostosian National Independence Movement (Spanish: Movimiento Independentista Nacional Hostosiano, MINH) is a leftist and pro-independence organization (and unregistered political party) in Puerto Rico. As of 2015, Julio Muriente is known to be the leader.
The MINH was formed on May 6, 2004, by a merger of the National Hostosian Congress (CNH) and the New Puerto Rican Independence Movement (NMIP). The two groups that formed the MINH were organizational descendants of the Puerto Rican Socialist Party (PSP). The organization's name and ideology are based on the tradition of Eugenio María de Hostos, a historical independence advocate. The official organ of the MINH is Red Betances and the newspaper "El Hostosiano".
The MINH was founded by the unification of two other independence groups: the "Congreso Nacional Hostosiano (CNH)" and the "Nuevo Movimiento Independentista Puertorriqueno (NMIP)". The MINH is not, nor strives to be, an electoral party. Instead, the MINH original goal was to operate in Civil Society as an autonomous entity engaged in community organizing, patriotic education campaigns, anti-colonialism, and defending/promoting the ideal of independence among Puerto Ricans.
It was an organisational observer of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The MINH, as an organization, does not aspire to be an "electoral party", although its members are given the freedom to vote or not vote in Puerto Rican elections. Controversies exist within the independence movement because the MINH does not compel its members to vote for any particular party, but rather whichever candidate they, as individuals, believe is the best to administer the country. These controversies have greatly impacted the Puerto Rican independence movement. Along with the MINH, other independence organizations are the Puerto Rican Independence Party, the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico, the Socialist Front, Communist Party of Puerto Rico, and the Socialist Workers Movement.
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