Posted on 06/10/2004 6:23:46 AM PDT by Ebenezer
(English-language translation)
[Puerto Rico] Secretary of State José M. Izquierdo-Encarnación announced yesterday that [Commonwealth] government offices will close this Friday in observance of the day of mourning proclaimed in the United States in memory of former President Ronald Reagan.
The official stated that Governor Sila M. Calderón ordered that the Commonwealth join in the mourning that President George W. Bush proclaimed for Friday, when the former head of state will be given Christian burial.
"The order does not apply to government offices that, by their nature, must continue to provide services to the public," the Secretary stated in a press release.
In the past, the Commonwealth government has joined in the mourning declared in memory of former Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, the release [further] points out.
The order adds to the 30 days of mourning that the Governor decreed on account on Reagan's death this past Saturday.
The fortieth President of the United States, Reagan died at 93 years of age from Alzheimer's Disease, which was revealed in 1994.
The one-time actor led the destinies of Americans from 1981 to 1989. Reagan is credited with ending the Cold War and developing a weapons-buildup policy against the failing power of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
This fact was a source of pride for the Americans and brought back international supremacy to the United States, especially in the eyes of the European powers.
The former Republican President's administration was also the subject of controversy due to cuts he made to social welfare programs.
Puerto Rico is a U.S Commonwealth. Its inhabitants are U.S citizens.
Government employees would take a day off to honor Trigger...
...but not Grits or Bubba.....
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