Azaña

American

[ah-sah-nyah, ah-thah-] / ɑˈsɑ nyɑ, ɑˈθɑ- /

noun

Manuel Manuel Azaña y Diez, 1880–1940, Spanish statesman: prime minister 1931–33, 1936; president 1936–39.

Azaña British

/ aˈθaɲa /

noun

Manuel (maˈnwel). 1880–1940, Spanish statesman; president of the Spanish Republic (1936–39) until overthrown by Franco

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Julián Casanova, who teaches contemporary history at the University of Zaragoza, said the head of state at the time was clearly Manuel Azaña, the president of the republic.

From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2019

The immediate catalyst was the Generalitat’s seizure of the CNT-controlled central telephone exchange in Barcelona on 3 May after an anarchist operator had interrupted a telephone call by the president of the republic, Manuel Azaña.

From The Guardian • May 6, 2017

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