Vicente Lava

Vicente Lava
Vicente Gregorio B. Lava Sr. - c. 1917
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Philippines
In office
February 6, 1942  September 1944
Preceded byGuillermo Capadocia
Succeeded byTriumvirate leadership
Personal details
Born
Vicente Gregorio Lava

December 24, 1894
Bulakan, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish East Indies
DiedSeptember 16, 1947(1947-09-16) (aged 52)
Manila, Philippines
Cause of deathHeart disease
Political partyCommunist Party of the Philippines (from 1938)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic Alliance
SpouseRuth Propper
Children2
Parents
  • Adeodato Lava
  • Maria Baltazar
Relatives
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Chemist
  • Scientist
  • Professor
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1918
UnitChemical Warfare Service

Vicente Gregorio Baltazar Lava Sr. (December 24, 1894 – September 16, 1947) was a Filipino chemist who supported efforts toward economic independence for the Philippines and later became a leader in the communist resistance against the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.