Armando Muñoz Calero

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Armando Muñoz Calero
(Armando Muñoz Calero) Retrato de Armando Muñoz Calero junto a tres oficiales. Biblioteca Virtual de Defensa (cropped).jpg
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Born15 February 1908
Águilas, Spain
Died8 November 1978
Madrid, Spain
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Armando Muñoz Calero (1908–1978) was a Spanish physician and falangist politician. He was a member of the Cortes Españolas during the Francoist dictatorship, while he also served as president of the provincial government in Madrid and as deputy-mayor of the Madrid City Council.

Biography[]

Born on 15 February 1908 in Águilas, Murcia.[1][2] A trained physician, he worked in Lorca for a time.

A hardline falangist who held the post of FET y de las JONS' national's inspector of health,[3][4] Muñoz Calero joined the Blue Division siding with the nazis to fight the Soviet Union in the Eastern Front of World War II.[4] He served as front-line surgeon in the division's medical corps.[3] From 15 February 1943 to 14 January 1946 he presided over the managing committee (comisión gestora) that controlled the  [es].[5] He chaired the [Organización Médica Colegial from 1945 to 1946.[2]

He was a member of the Francoist Cortes between 1946 and 1952 and between 1955 and 1958 (in his capacity as National Chief of the  [es]) and from 1964 to 1971 (as member of the National Council of the Movement).[6][7][8][9][10][11] He became the president of the Spanish Football Federation on 20 May 1947.[12] He left the later office in 1950 and was replaced by  [es].[13]

He would go on to hold the vice-presidency of the Atlético de Madrid in the 1960s.[2] He died on 8 November 1978 in Madrid.[14]

References[]

Citations
  1. ^ Montes Bernárdez 2015, p. 79.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Corcuera 2017.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Brydan 2019, p. 37.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Padilla 2014.
  5. ^ Anexo: Listado de presidentes de la Diputación Provincial de Madrid (PDF). Los Fondos Documentales de la Diputación Provincial de Madrid. Madrid: Boletín Oficial de la Comunidad de Madrid. 2015. pp. 271–375. ISBN 978-84-451-3526-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-19.
  6. ^ Relación de elecciones en las que fue diputado. Servicios Documentales. Congreso de los Diputados.
  7. ^ DISPONIENDO la inclusión del Jefe de la Obra Sindical "18 de julio", don Armando Muñoz Calero, en la lista de Procuradores. BOE. 21/09/1946; (264):7104.
  8. ^ BOE. 05/05/1949; (125):2059.
  9. ^ BOE. 10/05/1955; (130):2899.
  10. ^ BOE. 19/06/1964; (147):7961.
  11. ^ BOE. 06/11/1967; (265):15224.
  12. ^ "Toma de posesión del nuevo Comité de la Federación Española". ABC. 21 May 1947.
  13. ^ "Rubiales, vigésimo cuarto presidente de la historia de la RFEF". La Vanguardia. 17 May 2018.
  14. ^ "Ha fallecido el doctor Muñoz Calero". ABC. Madrid: 52. 9 November 978.
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Political offices
Preceded by
President of the Provincial Deputation of Madrid
(managing committee)
Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by
President of the Spanish Football Federation
1947–1950
Succeeded by
 [es]
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by
 [es]
President of the Organización Médica Colegial
1945–1946
Succeeded by
 [es]
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