Crisanto Evangelista | |
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Chairman of Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930 | |
In office 7 November 1930 – 2 June 1942 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Captaincy General of the Philippines | November 1, 1888
Died | June 2, 1942[1] Commonwealth of the Philippines | (aged 53)
Cause of death | Execution |
Political party | Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930 (1930–1942) Partido Obrero de Filipinas (1924–1930) Nacionalista (until 1924) |
Crisanto Abaño Evangelista (November 1, 1888 – June 2, 1942) was a Filipino communist politician and labor leader of the first half of the 20th century. He is credited as being one of the founders of the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas. Evangelista was also an influential head of the Congreso Obrero de Filipinas, at the time the foremost and largest trade federation in the Philippines, having served as secretary for multiple years. He also headed the Union de Impresores de Filipinas as its Secretary-General. Prior to forming the PKP, Evangelista was a member of the Partido Obrero de Filipinas, a Filipino workers' party with increasingly radical leanings. Evangelista was eventually captured by the Japanese during the Second World War and executed.