Guampedia Newsletter, March 2020 | Page 4
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Angel Anthony “Anghet” Leon Guerrero Santos III was a United States Air Force veteran, a former senator of the Guam Legislature, and an icon of CHamoru activism. Santos was elected as a Democratic senator in the 23rd, 24th and 26th Guam Legislatures where he fought for the implementation of the Chamorro Land Trust Act and the return of excess federal lands. In 1991, Santos became president of the newly formed United Chamorro Chelus for Independence and helped found the Nasion Chamoru (Chamorro Nation) where he served as the group’s first spokesperson. With his fellow members, Santos worked to increase awareness of CHamoru rights and engaged in several memorable protests, including sit-ins and marches at the Governor’s Complex in Adelup, and a hunger strike in 1995 over land rights. Santos was an advocate of social justice that epitomized the social and political activism in Guam’s recent history.
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CHamoru activist
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