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Francisco Veiga
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| Francisco José Veiga Rodríguez | |
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| Born | 1958 (age 66–67) |
| Occupation | Historian, writer |
| Board member of | Professor at the Department of Contemporary History at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) |
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| Era | Interwar period, Cold War, Post-Cold War, Arab Spring, Russian Revolution, Balkans, Turkey |
| Main interests | Middle East, Oriental studies, Eurasia, Yugoslav Wars, History of Turkey |
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Francisco José Veiga Rodríguez was born in Madrid, Spain, in 1958. He is a Spanish historian, journalist, and writer. He is a professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). He has taught there since 1983. His main focus is on Eastern Europe, countries that used to be part of the Soviet Union, the Balkan Peninsula, and Turkey. He also writes articles for newspapers like El Periódico de Catalunya and El País.
About Francisco Veiga
Francisco Veiga is a historian who studies different periods of history. He has written about the time between World War I and World War II, known as the Interwar period (1918–1939). He also studies the Cold War (1948–1991), which was a long period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. He also looks at the time after the Cold War, from 1991 to 2008.
He has researched how nationalism (strong pride in one's country) and extreme political groups grew after the Ottoman Empire fell apart. He has written for newspapers like Avui and El Observador de la Actualidad. He is well-known for his articles in El Periódico de Catalunya and El País.
His Work as a Journalist
As a journalist, Francisco Veiga has covered many important events. He wrote about the Romanian Revolution in 1989. He also reported on the Yugoslav Wars (1991–2001), which were conflicts when Yugoslavia broke apart. He has written about political changes in the Balkan Peninsula and in Turkey. He discussed Turkey's efforts to join the European Union.
He also helped write a study about the Arab Spring. This was a series of protests and uprisings in Arab countries. He shared his experiences from Yemen for this study. He has also written a history of the Russian Revolution. This was a major event where the Russian monarchy was overthrown. He has also helped coordinate a book about the new role of Eurasia (the combined continents of Europe and Asia) in world politics.
See also
In Spanish: Francisco Veiga para niños
