Manuel Cidre

Manuel "Manolo" Cidre (born 1953) is a Cuban resident of Puerto Rico, businessman and politician who became, on December 1, 2015, an official candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico. He announced his candidacy on November 9.[1]

Biography

Manuel Cidre arrived in Puerto Rico from his native Cuba at a young age, first living in the northern coastal city of Arecibo.[2] In his new country, he eventually dedicated himself to the business world, opening, in 1978,[3] along with brother Guillermo Cidre,[4] a company in Bayamon named "Los Cidrines", which sells bakery goods and bread.[5]

Political career

Cidre will run for Governor of Puerto Rico during the Puerto Rican general election, 2016 as an independent candidate. Asked by Carmen Jovet which of the three main ideologies in Puerto Rico (statehood, free association or independence) did he identify with, he declined to identify himself with any of them but commented that he is against Puerto Rico's status as a colony.

External links

  1. ↑ http://www.univision.com/noticias/destino-2016/empresario-cubano-busca-la-gobernacion-de-puerto-rico
  2. ↑ http://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/politica/nota/manuelcidrequieredevolveralaislaunhombredeestado-2132472/
  3. ↑ http://www.elnuevodia.com/negocios/consumo/nota/cincopreguntasalfundadordeloscidrines-15474/
  4. ↑ http://www.cidrines.com/en/aboutus/our-history.html
  5. ↑ http://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/politica/nota/manuelcidrequieresergobernador-2123926/


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