José Antonio Aguirre (politician)
José Antonio Aguirre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1st President of the Basque Country | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 7 October 1936 – 22 March 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Office established | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jesús María de Leizaola | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | José Antonio Aguirre Lecube 6 March 1904 Bilbao, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 March 1960 (aged 56) Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Basque Nationalist Party | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Lawyer | ||||||||||||||||||||
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José Antonio Aguirre y Lecube (6 March 1904 – 22 March 1960) was a Basque politician and activist in the Basque Nationalist Party. He was the first president of the Provisional Government of the Basque Country and the executive defense advisor during the Spanish Civil War. Under his mandate, the Provisional Government formed the Basque Army and fought for the Second Spanish Republic.