Antoni Rovira i Virgili Politician

Antoni Rovira i Virgili (Catalan pronunciation: [ənˈtɔni ruˈβiɾə j βirˈʒiɫi]) (1882–1949) was a Catalan Spanish politician and journalist who was president of Catalonia's Parliament in exile after the Spanish Civil War. His term of office lasted from 1940 to 1949.The university of Tarragona, Reus and its surrounding area is named after him: Universitat Rovira i Virgili.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 26, 1882
Birth place
Tarragona
Date of deathDecember 05, 1949
Place of death
Perpignan

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Politician

party
Republican Left of Catalonia
Federal Nationalist Republican Union
Republican Action of Catalonia
Catalan Action
successor
Manuel Serra i Moret

Topical connections

Antoni Siurana i ZaragozaPolitician
Anna Simó i CastellóPolitician

Antoni Rovira i Virgili on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.parlament.cat