South Wales miners' leader dies | IMGpapers 1980

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RESPECTED miners' leader Dai Francis died in Cardiff on : March at the age of 70.

Since his retirement as General Secretary of the Sou Wales area of the National Union of Miners in 1976, Da mained active in the labour movement.

He will be missed by all who stood shoulder to should with him in the struggle for the liberation of humanity Every cause gained his attention and commitment. worked in the pits from the age of 14 and was elected to tr South Wales miners' Executive in 1943 As a Welsh speaker, founder member and President ( the Wales TUC, he took up the rights of Welsh people A fervent internationalist, he fought with the Intern tional Brigade in Spain and was a member munist Party until his death.

CND's opposition to the imperialist war drive.

10 days before he died he took part in a Cardiff CN demonstration for 'Jobs not Bombs' One year ago, March against unemployment. He talked then to Socialis Challenge about life in the '30s and the lessons for us toda:

'They were trying days, difficult days, days of struggle : every direction. And the struggle was centred on the figt against the Means Test, the fight against unemploymen and for the reestablishing of the union.

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