Jesus Lava
Jesus Baltazar Lava (May 15, 1914 – January 21, 2003) was the Secretary General of the first Communist Party of the Philippines from 1950.
Jesus Lava | |
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| Secretary General of the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 15, 1914 Philippines |
| Died | January 21, 2003 (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | medicine, University of the Philippines |
Jesus Lava became the Secretary General of the pro-soviet PKP (1930) after the arrest of his brother Jose Lava.[1] In 1968, part of the membership of the party split to create a new maoist Communist Party of the Philippines, CPP (1968). Lava, the General Secretary of the already disappearing PKP (1930), was labelled a "counterrevolutionary revisionist".
Family
Jesus Lava was the youngest of nine children of Adeodato Lava and Maria Baltazar. The Lavas were a prominent family in Bulacan in the Philippines.[2]
References
- "Jesus Lava". Seasite.niu.edu. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- Philippine Headline News Online (Phno) (2003-01-25). "JESUS LAVA DEAD AT 88". Newsflash.org. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
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