Ramón González Peña
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Ramón González Peña was a Spanish socialist and trade union leader. Born in Asturias, González was a prominent leader in the 1934 miners revolt, under which he led the Oviedo Revolutionary Committee. After the revolt, he was sentenced to death. One year later, however, he was reprieved.
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Ramón González Peña was a Spanish socialist and trade union leader. Born in Asturias, González was a prominent leader in the 1934 miners revolt, under which he led the Oviedo Revolutionary Committee. After the revolt, he was sentenced to death. One year later, however, he was reprieved. González served as the president of Unión General de Trabajadores, in which he was in conflict with Largo Caballero. He was also a Member of Parliament and was the Minister of Justice 1938-1939. After the Spanish Civil War González Peña went to exile in Mexico, where he died on 27 July 1952.
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