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  Santiago Carrillo
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Last EditedNew Jerusalem  Sep 18, 2012 07:18pm
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CategoryObituary
AuthorThe Guardian
MediaNewspaper - Guardian
News DateWednesday, September 19, 2012 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionA key player in the transition to democracy in Spain, Santiago Carrillo Solares, who has died aged 97, was the the longest-serving secretary-general of the Partido Comunista de EspaƱa (PCE). However, the changes he was so keen to promote in the country's political system ultimately marginalised the party: he was left a commentator outside it, respected by some, hated by others, notably for his controversial involvement in the darkest episode of the Republican defence of Madrid during the civil war.

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