Biography
Víctor J. Merchán Víctor Julio Merchán (1909–1980s), known by pseudonyms 'Enrique Andrade', 'Pedro José Abella' and 'Juan García', was a Colombian politician. Merchán was born 1909 in San Antonio de Jaima, hailing from a peasant family. A brewery worker and union activist at the Bavaria breweries in Bogotá, Merchán became a member of the Revolutionary Socialist Party in 1929 and in 1930 he joined the Colombian Communist Party. He studied at the International Lenin School in Moscow 1930–1934. In October 1934, he participated in the Third Conference of Communist Parties of South America and the Caribbean. In the same year, Merchán took part in the Preparatory Committee for South and Central America ahead of the Seventh World Congress of the Comintern. In 1934, back in Colombia, Merchán worked as a union organizer...
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