About Benita Uribarrena Bollaín
Lived 1922 – 2011 (aged 89). Benita Uribarrena Bollaín was a Spanish resistance fighter.
Benita Uribarrena Bollaín (Durango, 16 March 1922 – Le Soler, 12 October 2011) was a member of the Communist Party of Spain and the Antifascist Women Union. She took part in the French Resistance during the Second World War.
Early life and Civil War Her mother, Benita Bollaín Bilbao, was a communist and owned a press kiosk in the Ezkurdi place in Durango, Spain, which earned her the nickname of "Benita the Journalist". She was the first to announce the near proclamation of the II Republic in the town and was detained in a kennel for it.
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Who was Benita Uribarrena Bollaín?
Basque resistance fighter
When was Benita Uribarrena Bollaín born?
Benita Uribarrena Bollaín was born on 16 March 1922 in Durango.
When did Benita Uribarrena Bollaín die?
Benita Uribarrena Bollaín died on 12 October 2011 in Le Soler.
What was Benita Uribarrena Bollaín's occupation?
Benita Uribarrena Bollaín was a resistance fighter.
What nationality was Benita Uribarrena Bollaín?
Benita Uribarrena Bollaín was Spanish.
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