Lluís Companys
Catalan lawyer and politician (1882–1940) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lluís Companys i Jover (Catalan pronunciation: [ʎuˈis kumˈpaɲs]; 21 June 1882 – 15 October 1940) was a Catalan politician who served as president of Catalonia from 1934 and during the Spanish Civil War.
Lluís Companys | |
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123rd[1] President of the Government of Catalonia | |
In office 25 December 1933 – 15 October 1940 Acting until 1 January 1934 In exile from 23 January 1939 to 15 October 1940 | |
President | Niceto Alcalá-Zamora Manuel Azaña |
Preceded by | Francesc Macià |
Succeeded by | Josep Irla |
4th Acting President of the Catalan Republic | |
In office 6 October 1934 – 7 October 1934 | |
Preceded by | Francesc Macià (1931) |
Succeeded by | Himself as President of the Government of Catalonia |
1st President of the Parliament of Catalonia | |
In office 14 December 1932 – 20 June 1933 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Joan Casanovas i Maristany |
Minister of the Navy | |
In office 20 June 1933 – 12 September 1933 | |
Prime Minister | Manuel Azaña |
Preceded by | José Giral |
Succeeded by | Vicente Iranzo Enguita |
Personal details | |
Born | (1882-06-21)21 June 1882 El Tarròs, Urgell, Catalonia, Spain |
Died | 15 October 1940(1940-10-15) (aged 58) Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
Political party | Catalan Republican Party Republican Left of Catalonia |
Spouse(s) | Mercè Micó (div.) Carme Ballester |
Children | Lluís (1911–1956) |
Companys was a lawyer close to labour movement and one of the most prominent leaders of the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) political party, founded in 1931. He had a key role in the events of the proclamation and first steps of the Second Spanish Republic. Appointed president of the Generalitat of Catalonia in 1934, after the death of the previous president, Francesc Macià, his government tried to consolidate the recently acquired Catalan self-government and implement a progressive agenda, despite the internal difficulties. In disagreement with the accession of the right-wing party CEDA to the Spanish government in the events of 6 October, he proclaimed a new Catalan State, for which he was imprisoned between 1934 and 1936.
Companys remained the head of the Catalan government during the Spanish Civil War, remaining loyal to the Republican faction. Exiled in France after the war, he was captured by the secret police of Nazi Germany, the Gestapo, and handed over to the Spanish State of Francisco Franco, which executed him in 1940.