Vicente López Tovar
Vicente López Tovar | |
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| Born | 5 September 1909 Madrid, Kingdom of Spain |
| Died | 26 December 1998 (aged 89) Toulouse, France |
| Buried | Toulouse |
| Allegiance | Second Spanish Republic Free France |
| Service | Spanish Republican Army French Resistance |
| Years of service | 1936–1944 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles / wars | Spanish Civil War World War II |
Vicente López Tovar (5 September 1909 – 26 December 1998) was a Spanish soldier, politician and anti-Franco guerrilla fighter. He fought for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War, for the French Resistance in World War II, and led a failed invasion of Spain in 1944 to oust Francisco Franco. After the Liberation of France Lopez Tovar was decorated with the Legion d'honneur and the Croix de Guerre. A street is named after him in Toulouse, France.