Jesus Lava

Jesus Baltazar Lava (May 15, 1914 – January 21, 2003) was the Secretary General of the first Communist Party of the Philippines from 1950.

Jesus Lava
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Philippines
In office
February 1951  May 21, 1964
Preceded byJose Lava
Succeeded byProvisional Politburo[lower-alpha 1]
Personal details
BornMay 15, 1914
Bulacan, Philippine Islands
DiedJanuary 21, 2003(2003-01-21) (aged 88)
Cause of deathProstate cancer
Resting placeLoyola Memorial Chapels, Philippines
Political partyCommunist Party of the Philippines (from 1942)
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines

Jesus Lava became the Secretary General of the pro-soviet PKP (1930) after the arrest of his brother Jose Lava.[1] In 1968, part of the membership of the party split to create a new maoist Communist Party of the Philippines, CPP (1968). Lava, the General Secretary of the already disappearing PKP (1930), was labelled a "counterrevolutionary revisionist".

Family

Jesus Lava was the youngest of nine children of Adeodato Lava and Maria Baltazar. The Lavas were a prominent family in Bulacan in the Philippines.[2]

Notes

  1. Chaired by Paco Lava.

References

  1. "Jesus Lava". Seasite.niu.edu. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  2. Philippine Headline News Online (Phno) (2003-01-25). "JESUS LAVA DEAD AT 88". Newsflash.org. Retrieved 2016-09-10.


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