Lluís Companys
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Lluís Companys i Jover | |
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 Small monument in Barcelona dedicated to Companys | |
| 123rd President of the Generalitat de Catalunya | |
| In office January 1, 1934 – October 15, 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Francesc Macià i Llussà |
| Succeeded by | Josep Irla i Bosch |
| 1st President of the Parliament Catalonia | |
| In office December 19, 1932 – Sometime in 1933 | |
| Succeeded by | Joan Casanovas i Maristany |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 June 1882 El Tarròs, Urgell, Spain |
| Died | 15 October 1940 (aged 58) Barcelona, Spain |
| Political party | ERC |
| Alma mater | Universitat de Barcelona |
| Profession | lawyer |
Lluís Companys i Jover was a Spanish politician and lawyer, a Catalan nationalist, leader of the political party Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, and President of the Generalitat de Catalunya from 1934 and during the Spanish Civil War. Exiled after the war, he was captured and delivered to the regime of Francisco Franco by the Gestapo, the secret police of the NSDAP, where he was executed in 1940.