Word: prieto
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Serpiente!" ("You snake!") he hissed at grinning Socialist Leader Indalecio Prieto, then whirled upon Spain's great radical Republican, Don Manuel Azana. "Hombre de talento pero desalmado!" ("You man with a brain but no soul...
...TIME, Sept. 18). Last week new Premier Lerroux, a Bryanesque idealist, had held office for 21 days, had never dared to ask a vote of confidence from the Cortes and still dared not ask one. He knew that in a straight vote Man-With-No-Soul Azana and Snake Prieto would soon beat him. Wringing his hands, he announced the resignation of his Conservative Cabinet, started to walk out of the Cortes, jeered by Deputies who demanded that he stay and be voted down...
...Prince Juan Carlos, who was reported to have been the royalists' choice for King, was in a Ceylon hospital with malaria he had caught while cruising as a midshipman on the British cruiser Enterprise. From Mexico City Spanish Ambassador Alvarez del Vayo called Minister of Public Works Indalecio Prieto by transatlantic telephone. "Why are you sad?" he asked. "Is the revolution succeeding?" Replied Minister Prieto: "I am sad because this call is costing 15 pesetas a minute. The Republic is stronger than ever. Adios...
Finance-Indalecio Prieto...
Also in the Cabinet, but not recently in jail, were Minister of State Alejandro Lerroux (who will hold down Spain's seat on the council of the League of Nations), Minister of War Manuel Azana and Minister of Finance Indalecio Prieto...