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Santiago Carrillo

1915 - 2012

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Santiago José Carrillo Solares (18 January 1915 – 18 September 2012) was a Spanish politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) from 1960 to 1982. He was exiled during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, becoming a leader of the democratic opposition to the regime. His role as leader of the PCE made him a key figure in the transition to democracy. He later embraced Eurocommunism and democratic socialism, and was a member of the Congress of Deputies from 1977 to 1986. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Santiago Carrillo is the 6,360th most popular politician (down from 5,504th in 2019), the 552nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 497th in 2019) and the 198th most popular Spanish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Santiago Carrillo ranks 6,360 out of 19,576. Before him are Frederick III, Elector Palatine, Al-Hafiz, Paul Masson, Çandarlı Halil Pasha the Younger, Meinhard III, Count of Gorizia-Tyrol, and Aistulf. After him are Viktor Brack, Kiichi Miyazawa, Arnulf I, Count of Flanders, Alexander Gorchakov, Princess Marie of Baden, and Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Santiago Carrillo ranks 69. Before him are Miroslav Filipović, James Tiptree Jr., László Csatáry, Priscilla Lane, Abba Eban, and Don Budge. After him are Alan Watts, Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Konstantin Simonov, Loris Francesco Capovilla, John Woodruff, and Mario Monicelli. Among people deceased in 2012, Santiago Carrillo ranks 93. Before him are Paul L. Smith, Gore Vidal, Alexander Arutiunian, Miguel de la Madrid, Maurice Herzog, and Dorothea Tanning. After him are Meles Zenawi, Warda Al-Jazairia, Estanislau Basora, Kathryn Joosten, Alfred Schmidt, and Galina Vishnevskaya.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Santiago Carrillo ranks 552 out of 3,355. Before him are Luis Ocaña (1945), Witteric (570), Mikel Arteta (1982), Peter I of Aragon and Pamplona (1068), María Zambrano (1904), and Julen Lopetegui (1966). After him are Clara Campoamor (1888), Federico Mompou (1893), Juan Prim, 1st Count of Reus (1814), Lola Flores (1923), Reccared II (650), and Dionisio Aguado y García (1784).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Santiago Carrillo ranks 198. Before him are Ramon Muntaner (1265), Hisham III of Córdoba (975), Galswintha (540), Infanta Beatriz of Spain (1909), Witteric (570), and Peter I of Aragon and Pamplona (1068). After him are Clara Campoamor (1888), Juan Prim, 1st Count of Reus (1814), Reccared II (650), Tulga (622), Gundemar (600), and García Ramírez of Navarre (1110).

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