Antoni Rovira i Virgili
| Antoni Rovira i Virgili | |
|---|---|
| 4th President of the Catalan Parliament | |
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In office October 15, 1940 – December 5, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Josep Irla |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Serra i Moret |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 26, 1882 Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain) |
| Died |
December 5, 1949 (aged 67) Perpignan (Northern Catalonia, France) |
| Political party |
Federal Nationalist Republican Union (1910–1913) Catalan Action (1922–1930) Republican Action of Catalonia (1930–1932) ERC (1932–1949) |
Antoni Rovira i Virgili (Catalan pronunciation: [ənˈtɔni ruˈβiɾə j βirˈʒiɫi]) (1882–1949) was a Catalan Spanish politician and journalist who was president of Catalonia's Parliament in exile after the Spanish Civil War. His term of office lasted from 1940 to 1949. The university of Tarragona, Reus and its surrounding area is named after him: Universitat Rovira i Virgili.
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