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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Fernanda Figueroa

Prominent Puerto Rican civil rights leader José “Cha Cha” Jiménez dies at 76

Obit José “Cha Cha” Jiménez - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, a prominent civil rights and liberation movement figure and founder of the Young Lords in Chicago and co-founder of the Rainbow Coalition has died. He was 76.

His sister, Daisy Rodríguez, said in a Facebook post that he died Friday morning. A cause of death was not given.

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