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Manuel Azaña

1880 - 1940

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Manuel Azaña Díaz (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel aˈθaɲa]; 10 January 1880 – 3 November 1940) was a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister of the Second Spanish Republic (1931–1933 and 1936), organizer of the Popular Front in 1935 and the last President of the Republic (1936–1939). He was the most prominent leader of the Republican cause during the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939. A published author in the 1910s, he stood out in the pro-Allies camp during World War I. He was sharply critical towards the Generation of '98, the reimagination of the Spanish Middle Ages, Imperial Spain and the 20th century yearnings for a praetorian refurbishment of the country. Azaña followed instead the examples of the French Enlightenment and the Third French Republic, and took a political quest for democracy in the 1920s while defending the notion of homeland as the "democratic equality of all citizens towards the law" that made him embrace republicanism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manuel Azaña is the 1,555th most popular politician (down from 1,425th in 2019), the 121st most popular biography from Spain (down from 117th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Spanish Politician.

Manuel Azaña was a Spanish politician who served as the Prime Minister of Spain during the Second Spanish Republic. He is most famous for his role in the Spanish Civil War.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Manuel Azaña ranks 1,555 out of 19,576. Before him are Francis II Rákóczi, Daoguang Emperor, Nigel Farage, Rupert, King of Germany, Mago Barca, and Bessus. After him are Emomali Rahmon, Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, Akbar II, Servilia, Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, and Stephen III of Moldavia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Manuel Azaña ranks 16. Before him are Oswald Spengler, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Franz Marc, Gideon Sundback, André Derain, and Ludwig Beck. After him are Paul Hausser, Wilhelm List, Werner von Fritsch, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Premchand, and Otto Weininger. Among people deceased in 1940, Manuel Azaña ranks 16. Before him are Nikolai Yezhov, Robert Wadlow, Carl Bosch, Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, Verner von Heidenstam, and Emma Goldman. After him are John Buchan, Peter Behrens, Isaac Babel, Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Wladimir Köppen, and Spyridon Louis.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Manuel Azaña ranks 121 out of 3,355. Before him are Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (1510), Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1482), Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1470), Vincent Ferrer (1350), Juan Ponce de León (1460), and Javier Solana (1942). After him are José Echegaray (1832), Antonio Banderas (1960), Miguel de Unamuno (1864), Pablo de Sarasate (1844), Baltasar Gracián (1601), and Pablo Casals (1876).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Manuel Azaña ranks 35. Before him are Magnus Maximus (335), Alfonso V of Aragon (1396), Dolores Ibárruri (1895), Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1528), Pelagius of Asturias (685), and Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (1913). After him are Ferdinand III of Castile (1199), Peter of Castile (1334), Josep Borrell (1947), Catherine of Navarre (1470), Princess Isabella of Parma (1741), and Henry II of Navarre (1503).

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