José Lava

José Baltazar Lava, also known as Peping or Harry, was the general secretary of the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930 (PKP), from 1948 until his arrest in 1950. He spent the following two decades in prison and another two decades in exile in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

José Baltazar Lava
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Philippines
In office
May 1948  February 1951
Preceded byJorge Frianeza
Succeeded byJesus Lava
Personal details
Born1912
Philippine Islands
Died2000(2000-00-00) (aged 87–88)
Political partyCommunist Party of the Philippines
ChildrenAida Lava Dizon
Relatives
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines
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