# Jesús Menéndez

> Jesús Menéndez Larrondo was a Cuban labor leader, trade unionist, and communist politician. From a young age, he worked on the sugarcane fields and in sugar mills, and he began to organize his fellow sugar workers in strike actions, even as he faced retaliation from the government. He founded several trade unions, including the National Federation of Sugar Workers (FNTA), which he led as general secretary. In 1940, Menéndez was elected to the House of Representatives in the Congress of Cuba, representing the Communist Revolutionary Union party.

*Cuban politician*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** Cuba
- **Born:** 1911-12-14
- **Died:** 1948-01-22
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Jesús Menéndez Larrondo was a Cuban labor leader, trade unionist, and communist politician. From a young age, he worked on the sugarcane fields and in sugar mills, and he began to organize his fellow sugar workers in strike actions, even as he faced retaliation from the government. He founded several trade unions, including the National Federation of Sugar Workers (FNTA), which he led as general secretary. In 1940, Menéndez was elected to the House of Representatives in the Congress of Cuba, representing the Communist Revolutionary Union party.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 53.1 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5930428)
- [Jesús Menéndez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jes%C3%BAs_Men%C3%A9ndez)
- [Jesús Menéndez Larrondo](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jes%C3%BAs_Men%C3%A9ndez_Larrondo)
- [Jesús Menéndez](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jes%C3%BAs_Men%C3%A9ndez)
- [Менендес, Хесус](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%81%2C_%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%83%D1%81)
- [Jesús Menéndez](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jes%C3%BAs_Men%C3%A9ndez)

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