Jesus Lava
Filipino politician and communist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jesus Baltazar Lava (May 15, 1914 – January 21, 2003) was the Secretary General of the first Communist Party of the Philippines (PKP) from 1950.
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Jesus Lava | |
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| General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Philippines | |
| In office February 1951 – May 21, 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Jose Lava |
| Succeeded by | Provisional Politburo[lower-alpha 1] |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Bulacan's First District | |
| The office was not taken[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jesus Baltazar Lava May 15, 1914 Bulacan, Philippine Islands |
| Died | January 21, 2003 (aged 88) |
| Cause of death | Prostate cancer |
| Resting place | Loyola Memorial Chapels, Philippines |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Philippines (from 1942) |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines |
Jesus Lava became the Secretary General of the pro-Soviet PKP after the arrest of his brother José Lava.[2] In 1968, part of the membership of the party split to create a new Maoist Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). Lava, the General Secretary of the already disappearing PKP, was labelled a "counterrevolutionary revisionist".
Jesus Lava was the youngest of nine children of Adeodato Lava and Maria Baltazar.[3] The Lavas were a prominent family in Bulacan in the Philippines.[4]
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