Isidoro Diéguez Dueñas
Isidoro Diéguez Dueñas (born January 12, 1909 , † January 21, 1942 ) was a Spanish communist , fighter in the Spanish Civil War and in the resistance against the Franco regime .
Diéguez, a bricklayer by profession, became a member of the Communist Party of Spain ( Partido Comunista de España , PCE) in 1932 . During the Spanish Civil War he was secretary of the PCE in Madrid. In 1936 he became a member of the Junta de Defensa de Madrid . In 1937 he became a member of the Central Committee and in 1938 a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the PCE. In March 1939 Diéguez led with others the armed struggle against Colonel Segismundo Casado's coup against the Negrín government . Diéguez emigrated in 1939, but returned illegally to Spain in 1942 to reorganize the Communist Party underground. He was arrested by the Franquists and shot on January 21, 1942.
Web links
- Article Isidoro Diéguez Dueñas in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
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| SURNAME | Diéguez Dueñas, Isidoro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Diéguez, Isidoro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish civil war politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 12, 1909 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1942 |