Victorio Codovilla

Victorio Codovilla
President of the Communist Party of Argentina
In office
3 March 1963 – 15 April 1970
Secretary-GeneralGerónimo Arnedo Álvarez
Succeeded byFanny Edelman
Secretary-General of the Communist Party of Argentina
In office
17 November 1941 – 3 March 1963
Preceded byGerónimo Arnedo Álvarez
Succeeded byGerónimo Arnedo Álvarez
Personal details
BornVittorio Codovilla
(1894-02-04)4 February 1894
Died15 April 1970(1970-04-15) (aged 76)
PartyItalian Socialist Party (1911–1912)
Communist Party of Argentina (1920–1970)
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Victorio Codovilla, born Vittorio Codovilla (8 February 1894 – 15 April 1970), was an Italian-born Argentine socialist and later communist politician. At first a member of the Italian Socialist Party, he emigrated to Argentina in 1912 and went on to hold prominent posts in the Comintern and the Communist Party of Argentina (PCA), of which he was General Secretary in 1941–1963 and President in 1963–1970.