Alejandro Lerroux
Politician
1864 – 1949
Who was Alejandro Lerroux?
Alejandro Lerroux y García was a Spanish politician who was the leader of the Radical Republican Party during the Second Spanish Republic. He served as Prime Minister of Spain three times from 1933 to 1935 and held several cabinet posts as well.
The word Lerrouxism was coined after this politician's name. It used to define a kind of virulent, and often demagogic anti-Catalan trend among Spanish politicians that began with Alejandro Lerroux and his Radical Republican Party. The term was widely used in Spanish politics, especially in the first half of the 20th century.
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- Born
- Mar 4, 1864
Spain - Nationality
- Spain
- Profession
- Died
- Jun 26, 1949
Madrid
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on July 23, 2013
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