José Díaz Ramos (1896—March 19, 1942) was a Spanish trade unionist and communist politician.
Born in Sevilla and a baker by trade, he became known as the leader of a strike in 1917. After the start of Miguel Primo de Rivera's dictatorship, Díaz continued his labor activism in clandestinity, and then, beginning in 1927, joined the Communist Party of Spain (PCE). He was able to attract the more radical workers, who were disenchanted with the tradit...
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José Díaz Ramos (1896—March 19, 1942) was a Spanish trade unionist and communist politician.
Born in Sevilla and a baker by trade, he became known as the leader of a strike in 1917. After the start of Miguel Primo de Rivera's dictatorship, Díaz continued his labor activism in clandestinity, and then, beginning in 1927, joined the Communist Party of Spain (PCE). He was able to attract the more radical workers, who were disenchanted with the traditional unions, as well as helping the PCE profit from rivalry between the moderate socialist Unión General de Trabajadores and the anarchist Confederación Nacional del Trabajo.
As a result, the 4th PCE Congress in Sevilla (March 1932) elected him a member of the Central Committee; in September of the same year, he joined the Politburo, and soon after was appointed general secretary. In this capacity, Díaz was replacing José Bullejos, who had been expelled for opposing the official party line during a "campaign of Bolshevisation" that enforced...
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