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Diego Martínez Barrio
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| President of the Spanish Republic Interim |
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| In office 7 April 1936 – 10 May 1936 |
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| Preceded by | Niceto Alcalá-Zamora |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Azaña |
| Prime Minister of Spain | |
| In office 8 October 1933 – 16 December 1933 |
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| President | Niceto Alcala-Zamora |
| Preceded by | Alejandro Lerroux |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Lerroux |
| In office 19 July 1936 – 19 July 1936 |
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| President | Manuel Azaña |
| Preceded by | Santiago Casares Quiroga |
| Succeeded by | José Giral |
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| Born | 25 November 1883 Seville, Spain |
| Died | 1 January 1962 (aged 78) Paris, France |
| Political party | Republican Union |
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Radical Republican Party Spanish Popular Front |
| Profession | Politician, journalist |
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Diego Martínez Barrio (born on 25 November 1883 in Seville, Spain – died on 1 January 1962) was an important Spanish politician. He lived during a time called the Second Spanish Republic. He served as the Prime Minister of Spain twice. The first time was from October to December 1933. He was briefly appointed again in July 1936, right when the Spanish Civil War was starting. Martínez Barrio also served as the President of the Cortes (Spain's Parliament) from 1936 to 1939. For a short time in 1936, he was even the temporary President of the Second Spanish Republic.
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Diego Martínez Barrio's Life Story
Diego Martínez Barrio was born in the city of Seville, Spain. He started his political journey as a member of the Radical Republican Party. He even became a minister in the government led by Alejandro Lerroux. However, he later disagreed with Lerroux's ideas and decided to leave the party.
Forming a New Party
After leaving his old party, Martínez Barrio decided to create his own. He founded and led a new group called the Republican Union. This new party then joined a larger group of political parties known as the Spanish Popular Front. In 1936, the Popular Front won the elections, and Martínez Barrio was elected to the government. He became the speaker, or president, of the Cortes, which is like the Spanish Parliament.
Trying to Prevent War
In July 1936, Spain was on the brink of a big conflict, the Spanish Civil War. The Prime Minister at the time, Santiago Casares Quiroga, resigned. Diego Martínez Barrio was then asked to become Prime Minister on 19 July 1936. He really wanted to stop the war from happening. He tried to form a government that would avoid fighting. He even tried to talk to one of the military leaders, General Emilio Mola, to prevent the war.
However, his efforts were not successful. He was Prime Minister for only a few hours. He resigned later that same morning. José Giral then took over as Prime Minister.
Life in Exile
After the Spanish Civil War ended in 1939, Francisco Franco came to power. Many politicians who supported the Republic had to leave Spain. Martínez Barrio was one of them. He first went to France and then moved to Mexico.
In 1945, while in Mexico, he was chosen to be the president of the Spanish Republic's government in exile. This was a government formed by those who had left Spain after the war. He held this important role until 1962. Martínez Barrio eventually returned to Paris, France, where he passed away.
In the year 2000, his remains were brought back to his hometown of Seville, Spain.
See also
In Spanish: Diego Martínez Barrio para niños
