Julio Anguita

Spanish communist politician (1941-2020)

Julio Anguita González (21 November 1941 – 16 May 2020)[1] was a Spanish Communist politician. He was born in Fuengirola, Spain.

Julio Anguita
Coordinator of United Left
In office
1 November 1989 – 29 October 2000
Preceded byGerardo Iglesias
Succeeded byGaspar Llamazares
Secretary General of the Communist Party of Spain
In office
21 February 1988 – 7 December 1998
Preceded byGerardo Iglesias
Succeeded byFrancisco Frutos
Mayor of Córdoba
In office
18 April 1979 – 1 February 1986
Preceded byAntonio Alarcón Constant
Succeeded byHerminio Trigo
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office
21 November 1989 – 5 April 2000
ConstituencyMadrid
Member of the Parliament of Andalusia
In office
22 June 1986 – 21 November 1989
ConstituencyCórdoba
Personal details
Born(1941-11-21)21 November 1941
Fuengirola, Málaga, Spain
Died16 May 2020(2020-05-16) (aged 78)
Córdoba, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Political partyPCE (1972–2020)
IU (1986–2020)
ChildrenJulio Anguita Parrado (1971–2003)
Ana Anguita Parrado
Alma materUniversity of Barcelona
OccupationPolitician, teacher
Nickname(s)El califa rojo

Anguita was Secretary General of the Communist Party from 1988 to 1998. He was also Mayor of Córdoba from 1979 to 1986. From 1989 to 2000, he was a Congressional Deputy and Coordinator of United Left.

Anguita died on 16 May 2020 in Córdoba of a heart attack, aged 78.[2]

References change

  1. "Muere Julio Anguita en Córdoba a los 78 años". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 16 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. Muere Julio Anguita, histórico líder de Izquierda Unida, a los 78 años (in Spanish)