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Josep Almudéver Mateu, Last Surviving Member of the International Brigades, Dies at 101

HeadlineMay 26, 2021

Josep Almudéver Mateu has died at the age of 101 in France. In 1936, he volunteered to join the International Brigades to fight in the Spanish Civil War against General Franco and fascism. He was believed to be the last surviving member of the International Brigades.

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