Segismundo Casado

Military Person

1893 – 1968

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Who was Segismundo Casado?

Segismundo Casado López was a Spanish Army officer in the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War, commanding the Republican Spanish Army in 1939.

Together with Juan Besteiros, a member of the Cortes Generales and a socialist, in 1939 Casado conducted a coup d'etat against the government of Prime Minister Juan Negrín, claiming Negrín wanted a Communist takeover. Republican forces regained control of Madrid, and Casado's efforts to negotiate a peace with General Franco failed. He insisted on unconditional surrender, which occurred in 1939. Casado went into exile in Venezuela, not returning to Spain until 1961.

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Born
Oct 6, 1893
Spain
Nationality
  • Spain
Died
Dec 18, 1968

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on July 23, 2013

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