Rafael Vidiella
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Rafael Vidiella Franch, was a trade unionist and Communist politician from Catalonia. He served as a minister in the government of Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War.
Rafael Vidiella i Franch
The Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia was a communist political party active in Catalonia between 1936 and 1997. It was the Catalan branch of the Communist Party of Spain and the only party not fro
Rafael Vidiella
…After a few months Comorera and Vidiella became members of the Partido Comunista Español (PCE, Spanish Communist Party) central committee. At first the Partit Socialista Unificat de Catalunya (PSUC, Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia) had between 2,000 and 5,000 members, but by March 1937 it may have had 50,000. On 21 July 1936 the Generalitat…
PSUC foundation poster
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PSUC militia men in a field fortification opposing Franco's nationalists in the city of Huesca on the Aragon front, 1936.