Valeri Mas i Casas (

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, 22 May 1894 -

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, 19 July 1973) was a

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Biography

Valeri Mas i Casas was born in the

neighborhood of

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on 22 May 1894, the son of Joan Mas and Maria Casas. When he was 14 years old he joined a textile workers union and later affiliated with the

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. During the first months of the

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, Valeri acted as a representative of the CNT in the Supplies Committee. In November 1936 he replaced María Rodriguez Vázquez in the secretariat of the CNT's Catalan regional committee, a position he held until May 1937. He later joined the

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, acting as

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, Public Services, Health and Social Assistance from 5 May to 28 June 1937. In March 1939 he fled to Perpignan and took part in the creation of the

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. He died in his home, in

, on 19 July 1973.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mas, Valeri 1894 births 1973 deaths Anarchists from Catalonia Economy ministers of Catalonia Health ministers of Catalonia