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The Socialist Party in the Region of Murcia is 100 years old in 2010, which is why, yesterday Monday, December 28, was held at the Teatro Cervantes de Abarán the first of the commemoration of this anniversary.
The event, organized by the local branch of the PSOE in Abarán, under the take "100 years of culture, work and solidarity", was attended by the Regional Executive of the PSOE and the government delegate in Murcia, Rafael González Tovar.
Opened the floor for interventions Antonio Martínez Ovejero, Murcia senator between 1979 -1982, and researcher of Historical Memory.
His words were, mainly, to recall that between 1931 and 1936 there were fifty Socialists agreed to municipalities in various towns and cities in the region.
"Except nine of them, who managed to exile-all others were tried and convicted at the end of the war, more than half tried and sentenced to death and almost a third, executed."
Martínez sheep or mentioned the names of those progressive and socialist mayors shot by Franco's side, and asked for them to "remember, respect and recognition", with special reference to the Socialist mayor of Abarán, Jesus Carrasco Martínez 's nephew. "
Roots & Future
He was also on the podium the former chairman of the Autonomous Region in the years 1984-1993, Collado Carlos Mena, who recalled some of the achievements during his tenure in the regional government.
The final part of his speech in a tone of great excitement, was to ask Pedro Saura not to repeat the crisis within the Socialist Party Murcia which occurred in 1993, which pushed them from power 'We are entering a strange dynamic, and 95, we lost everything, "he recalled, excited, Collado.
Nobody dies if you forget
Shorter was the intervention of the government delegate in Murcia, Rafael González Tovar, who said he was very proud of being a socialist.
"I am very proud to belong to a party that has championed the important moments in the history of Spain."
For its part, the general secretary and deputy regional PSRM, Saura Pedro Garcia, had words of remembrance for all progressives and socialists Murcia "who have given their work-and even his life for ideals of progress."
The most emotional moment came when they were called to the scene the family of Jesus Carrasco Martinez, 'The Nephew' Abarán socialist mayor, shot in 1939, who were honored "for being an example of someone struggling for democracy and the freedom. "
A large photo of him was presiding over the ceremony from beginning to end.
It was one of his granddaughters who thanked, on behalf of the entire family, this public recognition.
PSOE act of strength
Finally, intervened the secretary general of the Socialist group Abarán and mayor of this town in the years 2003-2007, Francisco Antonio Gomez, who was referring to the Socialist Party as a party of past, present and future: "This party has the instinct and intuition, to discover what the problems are going to have citizenship, and move forward to solve them, "said the former mayor.
100 years of culture, work and solidarity
Next May will mark 100 years since they were founded the first Socialist Committees in Murcia and Cartagena.
For this reason, the PSOE PSRM-organize a series of commemorative events, such as the one held in Abarán-to celebrate the event and pay tribute to veterans militants.
The commemorative events will be going for several months, between spring and autumn of 2010.
For May 7 is scheduled to hold a main event, with the participation of relevant members of the PSOE both the Region and the rest of Spain.
The organization of these events is provided by a Centennial Commission, which are part of the secretaries of Education, Ideas and Programs, and Communication of the Regional Executive Committee PSRM-PSOE, and other party members.
The Organizing Committee plans to develop a book to raise awareness of the major achievements which have had the character of the Socialist Party of Murcia.
The various groups will host exhibitions with images, texts, documents and articles, covering the activities of the Socialist party members in recent years.
These local exhibitions will be complemented with a regional exhibition that brings together testimonies, stories, performances and images of the socialists in this period.
Source: Abarán en 7 Días
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