Ángel Guerreiro Carreiras (28 August 1945 – 18 July 2013), mostly known by the forename Anxo (the Galician form of the Spanish Ángel) and nicknamed "Geluco", was a Spanish politician. He was a member of the

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for the

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(1981–1985) and the

Left of Galicia Left of Galicia ( gl, Esquerda de Galicia, EdeG) was a political party in Galicia, Spain, led by Anxo Guerreiro and active between 1998 and 2002. History In 1997 a sector of United Left of Galicia, led by the General coordinator Anxo Guerreir ...

(1997–2001), and led both parties.

Biography

Guerreiro was born in

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*Burgás (Santa Baia) *Cabreiros (Santa Mariña) *Candamil (San Miguel) *Cazás (San Xulián) *Lousada (Santo André) *Miraz (San Pedro) *Momán (San Mamede) *Pi ...

in the

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. While studying Chemistry at the

University of Santiago de Compostela , established = , type = Public , budget = €228 million (2011) , rector = Prof. Dr. Antonio López Díaz , city = Santiago de Compostela , state = Galicia , country = Spain , undergrad = 23,835 , postgrad = 1,716 , doctoral = 2,697 ...

, he joined the

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(PCE) which was still outlawed by

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. Inspired by the

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protests in Paris, he took part in clandestine political activity and was imprisoned three times. In the late 1970s, Guerreiro became part of the central committees of both the

(PCG) and the nationwide party, before becoming secretary general of the former in 1979. In 1981, he was the only Communist voted into the

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in the region's first elections. He was one of 16 authors of the region's

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. In November 1983, he was replaced as party leader by Julio Pérez de la Fuente, who stood on a more pro-Soviet platform than Guerreiro's reformist

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. Having lost his seat in the 1985 election, in 1987 Guerreiro founded Galicia's United Left, the regional branch of the PCE-led coalition of the same name. In 1997, he wished to contest the Galician elections in alliance with the

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(PSOE), which was rejected by the national United Left. Because of this, he set up a new party called

(EdeG), and was re-reelected. The pact was not renewed for

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and he failed re-election, resigning and dissolving the party the following year. In his later years, Guerreiro remained active as a

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. He died on 18 July 2013 in

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, at age 67.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Guerreiro, Anxo 1945 births 2013 deaths People from Terra Chá University of Santiago de Compostela alumni Communist Party of Spain politicians Members of the 1st Parliament of Galicia Members of the 5th Parliament of Galicia Prisoners and detainees of Spain