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Alejandro Lerroux
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| Prime Minister of Spain | |
| In office 12 September 1933 – 9 October 1933 |
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| President | Niceto Alcalá Zamora |
| Preceded by | Manuel Azaña |
| Succeeded by | Diego Martínez Barrio |
| In office 16 December 1933 – 28 April 1934 |
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| President | Niceto Alcalá Zamora |
| Preceded by | Diego Martínez Barrio |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Samper |
| In office 4 October 1934 – 25 September 1935 |
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| President | Niceto Alcalá-Zamora |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Samper |
| Succeeded by | Joaquín Chapaprieta |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| In office 8 December 1933 – 7 January 1936 |
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| Constituency | Valencia |
| In office 14 July 1931 – 9 October 1933 |
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| Constituency | Madrid |
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Alejandro Lerroux García
4 March 1864 La Rambla, Córdoba, Spain |
| Died | 25 June 1949 (aged 85) Madrid, Spain |
| Political party | Radical Republican Party |
| Spouse | Teresa López |
| Children | Aurelio Lerroux (adoptive) |
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| Occupation | Lawyer |
Alejandro Lerroux García (born March 4, 1864, in La Rambla, Córdoba – died June 25, 1949, in Madrid) was an important Spanish politician. He led the Radical Republican Party. He was the Prime Minister three times between 1933 and 1935. He also held several other important jobs in the government. Lerroux was known for being a very good speaker. He was able to get many people to support his ideas.
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Alejandro Lerroux's Early Life and Career
As a young man, Alejandro Lerroux was active in politics. He followed the ideas of Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla, another radical republican. Lerroux was also a journalist. He wrote for and managed several newspapers like El País and El Progreso. His writing style was very direct and strong.
In the 1890s, Lerroux's political ideas became even stronger. He gave speeches that were very popular with workers in Barcelona. These speeches often spoke out against the government and traditional institutions. He became very well-known in Barcelona, earning the nickname "Emperor of the Paralelo".
Lerroux helped people who were unfairly treated. For example, in 1898 and 1899, he used his newspapers to push for a new look at the Montjuïc trial. This trial had led to people being executed after being forced to confess. His efforts helped him become a strong voice for left-wing politics in Barcelona.
In 1901, Lerroux was first elected to the Congress of Deputies, which is like Spain's parliament. He was re-elected in 1903 and 1905. He was part of the Republican Union Party. Later, he started his own party, the Radical Republican Party, in 1908. He often spoke out against Catalan nationalism, a movement for Catalonia to have more independence.
Lerroux sometimes had to leave Spain. This happened when he faced legal trouble because of his articles in 1907. He also fled after the Tragic Week in Barcelona in 1909, a period of violent protests.
After returning to Spain, Lerroux continued his political work. He joined a group called the Republican–Socialist Conjunction. He was elected as a deputy again in 1910. Later, he faced some accusations of corruption. This made him less popular in Barcelona, so he ran for office in a different area, Córdoba, in 1914.
During the time of Miguel Primo de Rivera's dictatorship (1923–1930), Lerroux's party became weaker. Some members left to form a new party. However, Lerroux stayed active in politics. He was part of a group that planned to remove King Alfonso XIII and create a republic. This plan was known as the Pact of San Sebastián.
Lerroux and the Second Spanish Republic
When the Second Spanish Republic was formed, Lerroux became a very important political leader again. He served as Prime Minister three times and held other major government jobs.
He was part of a group of left-wing politicians who supported the changes made by Manuel Azaña's government from 1931 to 1933. During this time, he was the Minister of State (like a foreign minister) from April 1931 to December 1931. He first became Prime Minister from September 12 to October 9, 1933.
After a group called the Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right (CEDA) won the elections in late 1933, Lerroux became Prime Minister again. This happened because the President did not want to appoint the CEDA leader. So, Lerroux served as Prime Minister from December 1933 to April 1934, and then again from October 1934 to September 1935. He also served as Minister of War and Minister of Foreign Affairs during these years.
Lerroux played a role in stopping the workers' strike in Asturias in 1934. However, his reputation was later damaged by a scandal involving gambling. This event weakened his political alliances and his standing within his own party.
In the 1936 elections, Lerroux was not elected as a deputy. Later that year, the Spanish Civil War began. Lerroux left Spain for Portugal to stay safe. He returned to Spain in 1947.
Images for kids
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Alejandro Lerroux, drawn by Tovar, for El Imparcial newspaper.
See also
In Spanish: Alejandro Lerroux para niños
- Catalan nationalism
- ¡Cu-Cut! and El Be Negre
