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Lolita Lebron

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Terrorist

The Resume

    (November 19, 1919-August 1, 2010)
    Born in Lares, Puerto Rico
    Birth name was Dolores Lebron
    Puerto Rican nationalist
    Led a group of three men in an attack on the US House of Representatives (March 1, 1954)
    Convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon and seditious conspiracy
    Pardoned by Jimmy Carter (1979)

Why she might be annoying:

    She got lost on the way to the Capitol and had to ask a pedestrian for directions.
    She and her accomplices fired thirty rounds of automatic pistol fire from the visitors' gallery, injuring five Congressmen.
    She refused to apply for a pardon because it would require apologizing for her actions.
    Puerto Rican Governor Carlos Romero Barcelo publicly opposed her pardon, saying it would encourage terrorism.
    After her release, she traveled to Cuba as a guest of Fidel Castro.
    Near half a century after the attack, she said, 'I feel very proud of having performed that day, of having answered the call of the motherland.' (2000)

Why she might not be annoying:

    As a teen, she won first place in a 'Queen of the Flowers of May' beauty contest.
    While working in New York City, she was frequently fired from jobs for protesting discrimination against fellow Puerto Ricans.
    She was acquitted of assault with intent to kill because she had fired her own gun at the ceiling.
    She renounced using violence to promote Puerto Rican independence after her release.
    After Puerto Rican paramilitary leader Filberto Ojeda Rios was shot and killed by the FBI, she appeared before an angry crowd and successfully appealed for a non-violent response (2005).

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 340 Votes: 69.12% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 130 Votes: 53.08% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 973 Votes: 52.72% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 462 Votes: 56.93% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 112 Votes: 54.46% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 111 Votes: 59.46% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 535 Votes: 61.31% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 387 Votes: 51.42% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 609 Votes: 59.93% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 89 Votes: 69.66% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 159 Votes: 81.13% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 136 Votes: 70.59% Annoying