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Rubén Martínez Villena
Rubén Agnelio Martínez Villena (December 20, 1899 – January 16, 1934) was a Cuban people, Cuban writer, lawyer, and Cuban Revolution, revolutionary leader. He was the ringleader of the Protest of the Thirteen, the first protest of the Cuban intellectual class since the country had gained its independence, and signed the "Manifesto of the Group of Thirteen." He was also the founder of the Minorista Group, a group of Cuban intellectuals which was called the "Vanguard of the Intelligentsia." He led the Cuban General Strike of 1933, 1933 General Strike which in a small part helped to oust Gerardo Machado from power, and died the following year after a long battle with tuberculosis. Biography Villena's mother was María de los Dolores de Jesús Manuel de Villena y Delmonte, his father was Kuciano Agustín Rogelio Martínez Echemendía. After graduating from the University of Havana Law School in 1922, Villena worked as a lawyer in the offices of Fernando Ortiz Fernández, and publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popular Socialist Party (Cuba)
The Popular Socialist Party (, PSP) was a communist party in Cuba. It was founded in 1925 as the Cuban Communist Party () by José Miguel Pérez, Carlos Baliño, Alfonso Bernal del Riesgo, and Julio Antonio Mella. The party later merged with the Revolutionary Union () to form the Communist Revolutionary Union () on 13 August 1939. The party was renamed Popular Socialist Party on 22 January 1944, but with the ' victory in the 1944 elections, the party went into decline. The party published the daily newspaper ' ("Today") until 1950. History The party was founded in 1925 with the help of Soviet officials. It immediately became the Cuban representative for the Comintern and would remain a member until the Comintern's dissolution in 1943. The party supported the first presidency of Fulgencio Batista from 1940 to 1944, primarily due to his early advocacy of strengthening labour laws and labour unions, as well as his pro- Allied stance during World War II. As a result, two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |