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He has been called the father of the Republic and was the most prominent leader of the Republican cause during the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"10 January 1880","date":"1880-01-10"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203708#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Casa natal de Manuel Azaña","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21155867"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203708#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"3 November 1940","date":"1940-11-03"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203708#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Montauban","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172593"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203708#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Spain","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203708#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"lawyer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40348"},{"text":"writer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36180"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203708#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Republican Left","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2351459"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203708#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Zaragoza","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q633561"},{"text":"Universidad Central","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21705070"},{"text":"Real Centro Universitario Escorial-Maria Christina","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18393693"},{"text":"Instituto Cardenal Cisneros","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24685998"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203708#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Dolores Rivas Cherif","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5812595","start":"1929-02-27","end":"1940-11-03"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203708#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"president of the Second Republic of Spain (10 May 1936 – 3 March 1939)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33753220","start":"1936-05-10","end":"1939-03-03"},{"text":"Head of State of Spain (10 May 1936 – 3 March 1939)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111703559","start":"1936-05-10","end":"1939-03-03"},{"text":"Member of the Cortes republicanas (3 March 1936 – 2 February 1939)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32979666","start":"1936-03-03","end":"1939-02-02"},{"text":"President of the Council of Ministers (19 February 1936 – 10 May 1936)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16020745","start":"1936-02-19","end":"1936-05-10"},{"text":"Member of the Cortes republicanas (19 December 1933 – 7 January 1936)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32979666","start":"1933-12-19","end":"1936-01-07"},{"text":"President of the Council of Ministers (14 October 1931 – 6 September 1933)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16020745","start":"1931-10-14","end":"1933-09-06"},{"text":"Member of the Cortes republicanas (20 July 1931 – 9 October 1933)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32979666","start":"1931-07-20","end":"1933-10-09"},{"text":"Member of the Cortes republicanas (10 July 1931 – 5 August 1931)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32979666","start":"1931-07-10","end":"1931-08-05"},{"text":"ministro de la Guerra (14 April 1931 – 12 September 1933)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15895369","start":"1931-04-14","end":"1933-09-12"},{"text":"Madrilgo Ateneoko presidentea (1930–1932)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q46356095","start":"1930","end":"1932"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203708#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Concurso Nacional de Literatura (Spain, 1923-1973)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51881509","date":"1926"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203708#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Aza%C3%B1a","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203708"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Manuel Azaña born?","a":"Manuel Azaña was born on 10 January 1880 in Casa natal de Manuel Azaña."},{"q":"What positions has Manuel Azaña held?","a":"Positions held by Manuel Azaña include: president of the Second Republic of Spain (1936–1939); Head of State of Spain (1936–1939); Member of the Cortes republicanas (1936–1939); President of the Council of Ministers (1936–1936); Member of the Cortes republicanas (1933–1936)."},{"q":"Where did Manuel Azaña study?","a":"Manuel Azaña was educated at University of Zaragoza, Universidad Central, Real Centro Universitario Escorial-Maria Christina, Instituto Cardenal Cisneros."}],"related":[{"name":"Niceto Alcalá-Zamora","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/niceto-alcala-zamora"},{"name":"Philip V of Spain","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/philip-v-of-spain"},{"name":"Francesc Pi i Margall","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/francesc-pi-i-margall"},{"name":"Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/francisco-serrano-1st-duke-of-la-torre"},{"name":"Nicolás Salmerón","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/nicolas-salmeron"},{"name":"Joseph Bonaparte","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/joseph-bonaparte"},{"name":"Alfonso XIII","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alfonso-xiii"},{"name":"Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/claudio-sanchez-albornoz"},{"name":"José Antonio Aguirre","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jose-antonio-aguirre"},{"name":"Jesús María de Leizaola","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jesus-maria-de-leizaola"},{"name":"Josep Sunyol","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/josep-sunyol"},{"name":"Diego Martínez Barrio","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/diego-martinez-barrio"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/manuel-azana-ea6304ffad.jpg","width":344,"height":416,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Agence de presse Meurisse","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aza%C3%B1a_3.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Manuel Azaña","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Aza%C3%B1a","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q203708","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203708","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Azaña 3.jpg by Agence de presse Meurisse (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aza%C3%B1a_3.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Manuel Azaña, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Azaña 3.jpg — Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain.","cite":"\"Manuel Azaña\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/manuel-azana. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T06:43:32Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/manuel-azana","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/manuel-azana","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/manuel-azana?lang=ne"}}