Dolores Ibárruri

Also known as Dolores Ibarruri, Isidora Ibárruri Gómez, La Pasionaria

Spanish Republican leader of the Spanish Civil War and communist politician (1895-1989)

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Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, born María de los Dolores Ibárruri y Gómez on 9 December 1895, was a Spanish politician, journalist, and activist. She was a member of the Communist Party of Spain and held citizenship in both Spain and the Soviet Union. Known by the pseudonym La Pasionaria, she worked in Madrid and spoke Spanish. She was educated at a normal school and was a candidate in the 1977 Spanish general election.

Ibárruri received several awards, including the Order of Lenin, the Lenin Peace Prize, the Order of the Victory of Socialism, and the Order of the October Revolution. Her notable works include *Los Prisioneros del Cerro Rojo*, *Implacable war against fascism!*, *Escritos y discursos*, *El único camino*, and *Guerra y revolucion en españa, 1936-1939*. She had six children, including Rubén Ruiz Ibárruri.

She died of pneumonia on 12 November 1989 at the Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal in Madrid. Her body was buried in the Civil Cemetery in Madrid.

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Born: 9 Dec 1895
Died: 12 Nov 1989
Works: 49

Top works

Los Prisioneros del Cerro Rojo
Implacable war against fascism!
Escritos y discursos
El único camino
Guerra y revolucion en españa, 1936-1939

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Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez (9 December 1895 – 12 November 1989) – known as Pasionaria" (English: "the Passionflower") – was a Spanish Republican fighter of the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 and a communist politician known for her famous slogan ¡No Pasarán! ("They shall not pass") issued during the Battle for Madrid in November 1936. She joined the Spanish Communist Party (Spanish: Partido…

Known for

Pasionaria. Dolores Ibárruri — Self2025
State Funeral — Self (archive footage)2019
Dolores — Dolores Ibárruri1981
Confessions of a Congressman — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1978
Voces para unir1976
Paris, June 1971 — Herself1971
Hello, Vera — Herself1967
Velikoye proshchaniye1953
The Spanish Earth — Herself1937
Towards Unity and Victory1937

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Dolores
Gender: female
Citizenship: Soviet Union
Place of death: Madrid
Child: Rubén Ruiz Ibárruri
Occupation: politician
Educated at: normal school
Political party: Communist Party of Spain
Languages spoken: Spanish
Academic degree: Doctor of Sciences
Image: Dolores002.jpg
Number of children: 6
Work location: Madrid

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Commons category: Dolores Ibárruri
date of birth: 1895-01-01
date of death: 1989-01-01
place of burial: Civil Cemetery, Madrid
name in native language: Dolores Ibárruri Gómez
candidacy in election: 1977 Spanish general election
second family name in Spanish name: Gómez
birth name: María de los Dolores Ibárruri y Gómez
pseudonym: La Pasionaria
cause of death: pneumonia
manner of death: natural causes
start of work period: 1942-03-00

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Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez ( Spanish: [isiˈðoɾa ðoˈloɾes iˈβaruɾi ˈɣomeθ]; 9 December 1895 – 12 November 1989), also known as Pasionaria ("the passionate one" or Passion flower"), was a Spanish Republican politician during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) and a communist. She is renowned for her slogan ¡No Pasarán! ("They shall not pass!"), which she issued during the Battle for Madrid in November 1936.

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