José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones
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José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones de León (Salamanca, 27 November 1898 – Madrid, 13 September 1980) was a Spanish politician, leader of the CEDA and a prominent figure in the period leading up to the Spanish Civil War. He served as Minister of War from May to December 1935. In the 1936 elections the CEDA was defeated, and support for Gil-Robles and his party evaporated. Gil-Robles was unwilling to struggle with Francisco Franco for power and in April 1937 he announced the dissolution of CEDA, and went into exile. Abroad, he negotiated with Spanish monarchists to try to arrive at a common strategy for taking power in Spain. In 1968 he was named a professor of the University of Oviedo and published his book No fue posible la paz ('Peace Was Not Possible'). He was a member of the International Tribunal at the Hague. After the death of Franco and the end of his regime, Gil-Robles became one of the leaders of the "Spanish Christian Democracy" party, which however failed to win support in the Spanish general elections in 1977.
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José María Gil-Robles | |
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Leader of the Confederación Española de Derechas Autónomas | |
In office November 1933 – 19 April 1937 | |
Member of the Cortes Generales | |
In office 28 June 1931 – 17 July 1936 | |
Constituency | Salamanca |
Minister of War | |
In office 6 May 1935 – 14 December 1935 | |
Personal details | |
Born | José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones de León (1898-11-27)November 27, 1898 Salamanca, Spain |
Died | September 13, 1980(1980-09-13) (aged 81) Madrid, Spain |
Political party | CEDA (1933–1937) Christian Democratic Party (1977) |