jan 15, 1936 - Manuel Azana organizes the formation of the Popular Front

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The Popular Front was a political coalition that was created by Manuel Azana in an effort to win the election in 1936. The coalition was comprised of various left wing parties, like the PSOE, PCE, ERC, CNT, and UGT. The Popular Front ended up winning the 1936 election like they had planned to do, beating the National Front, and was able to form the new Spanish government. The Popular Front advocated for the restoration of Catalan autonomy, amnesty for political prisoners, agrarian reform, an end to political blacklists, and the payment of damages for property owners who suffered during the revolt of 1934. This is important to the timeline because it was a big deal to have a big coalition form right before the elections and then the coalition wins the election against a formidable opponent in the National Front.