Santiago Casares Quiroga

Santiago Casares Quiroga (La Coruña, 1884 - París, 1950) was a Spanish politician who was Prime Minister of Spain from May 13 to July 19 1936.

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Spanish - Politician - Prime Minister of Spain - May 13 - July 19 - 1936

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Casares Quiroga was Prime Minister during the first days of the military rebellion that marked the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. He was a signatory to the Pact of San Sebastián of 1930 and a member of the Revolutionary Committee that helped set up the Second Spanish Republic in April 1931 and was a representative for Organización Republicana Gallega Autónoma (ORGA) in the Cortes. He headed several ministries (Navy, 1931; Interior, 1931-33, 1936) in governments presided over by Manuel Azaña, and upon Azaña's election as President of the Republic after the electoral triumph of the Popular Front, became prime minister. He was replaced by Diego Martínez Barrio after the start of the Civil War.

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Spanish Civil War - Pact of San Sebastián - Second Spanish Republic - Manuel Azaña - Popular Front - Diego Martínez Barrio

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