francisco largo caballero

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Definition of francisco largo caballero in English English dictionary

born Oct. 15, 1869, Madrid, Spain died March 23, 1946, Paris, France Spanish socialist leader and prime minister (1936-37). He joined the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party in 1894 and rose to become head of the party's trade-union federation in 1925. He cooperated with the dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera, then served in the Second Republic as labour minister (1931-33). After the Popular Front's election victory in 1936, he became prime minister and tried to unify the leftist parties; however, an extreme-left uprising in Barcelona in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War caused a cabinet crisis and he was forced to resign. He went into exile in France and was interned by the Germans in World War II (1942-45)

Hyphenation

Fran·cis·co Lar·go ca·bal·le·ro

Turkish pronunciation

fränsîskō lärgō käbıyerō

Pronunciation

/franˈsəskō ˈlärgō ˌkabəˈyerō/ /frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈlɑːrɡoʊ ˌkæbəˈjɛroʊ/