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Manuel Azaña

President of the Spanish Republic Manuel Azaña

Full Name: Manuel Azaña y Díaz
Profession: President of the Spanish Republic

Nationality:
Spain
Spanish

Biography: Prime Minister of Spain during the early 1930s and later President of the Spanish Republic from 1936 until its fall in March 1939 to the Nationalists.

Born: January 10, 1880
Birthplace: Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
Star Sign: Capricorn

Died: November 4, 1940 (aged 60)
Cause of Death: Heart attack while in exile in Nazi occupied France

Historical Events

  • 1931-12-10 Manuel Azaña becomes Prime Minister of Spain with Niceto Zamora as President
  • 1933-09-08 Second Spanish government of Manuel Azaña forms
  • 1936-02-19 Manuel Azaña becomes Prime Minister of Spain for the second time
  • 1936-05-10 Manuel Azaña elected the second President of the Spanish Republic

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