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Carles Castellanos I Llorenç
Carles Castellanos i Llorenç (born 1942, in Barcelona) is a writer, translator, and political activist of the Catalan independence movement. He holds a PhD in Translation from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, has been director of the Department of Translation and Interpreting of this University, and is currently a professor of doctoral studies in this Department. He is a member of the Catalan National Assembly and was vice-president from 2012 to 2013, in www.llibertat.cat as well as a member of Poble Lliure and the Popular Unity Candidacy of Barcelona. Biography When he was a boy he partici ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalan National Assembly
The Assemblea Nacional Catalana (in English: Catalan National Assembly, ANC by its Catalan acronym) is an organization that seeks the political independence of Catalonia from Spain. It also promotes the independence of other Catalan-speaking regions, which are collectively known as the Catalan Countries (''Països Catalans''). Its current president is Jordi Sànchez i Picanyol. Sànchez was imprisoned on 16 October 2017 for his role in pro-independence protests during the days before the Catalan 2017 Catalan independence referendum, referendum. In January 2015, it claimed more than 80,000 members, of whom 40,132 were full-paying members (fee paying) and 39,946 were signed up as volunteer collaborators. The ANC has 10 regional subdivisions which are represented on the national board as well as professional groups for various private sectors, and 37 foreign branches around the world. History The origin of the organization was the National Conference for the Catalan State (Confer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
