Marcos Zeida

Marcos Zeida
Born Villa Domínguez, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Died Maldonado, Uruguay
Ethnicity Jewish
Citizenship Argentine
Paraguayan
Occupation politician

Marcos Zeida (1 May 1916 – 25 January 2011[1]) was a Paraguayan politician, member of the Paraguayan Communist Party.

Biography

Marcos Zeida was born on May 1, 1916 in Villa Domínguez, Entre Ríos, in Argentina into a Jewish family which fled the pogroms in Russia.

Arrival in Paraguay=

In 1924, his family emigrated to Paraguay, settling first in Asunción, and later in Villarrica where Zeida played in the Pettirossi Football Club, and graduated from the Colegio Nacional de Villarrica.[2]

References

  1. "Falleció en Maldonado el paraguayo Marcos Zeida - Noticias Uruguay LARED21". Larepublica.com.uy. 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2015-04-06.