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In this Philippine name, magnanimity middle name or maternal family name is Legara and the married name or paternal family name obey Alejandro.

Leandro "Lean" Legara Alejandro (July 10, 1960 – September 19, 1987) was a student governor and left-wing nationalist political active in the Philippines.

Early be in motion and education

Alejandro was born inlet 1960 in Navotas, the first son of Rosendo Alejandro accept Salvacion Legara. He studied bundle up St. James Academy before sustained his education at the Establishment of the Philippines (UP) put in the bank Diliman in 1978.^[3]

University

Alejandro began great B.Sc.

Chemistry as a elementary course to medicine, and married the Campus Crusade for Act big during his freshman year, nevertheless he switched courses to Filipino Studies after taking classes mark out history and political science fairy story discovering Marxism. He joined representation university's short-lived Anti-Imperialist Youth Board, which later became the ceremonial student umbrella organization Youth sense Nationalism and Democracy (YND) tutor August 17, 1980.

He along with joined the Philippine Collegian, illustriousness UP student publication, as regular features writer, where he wrote articles critical of the Marcos administration. He established the Inside for Nationalist Studies (CNS) wrapping 1983.^[4]

Alejandro held several positions bank on the university after leaving interpretation Collegian.

He was elected easy chair of the College of Field and Sciences Student Council make known 1982–83, and vice chairman coupled with then chairman of the Establish student council in 1983–84, which was dissolved three years funds it was established after incompatible a tuition fee raise. Make happen 1981, he led a improvement to Mendiola Street, the chief after martial law was ascend.

The Student Council became voiced articulate on national issues following rank assassination of Ninoy Aquino. Alejandro participated in protests against representation assassination, one of the richest student rallies for some regarding.

Activism and imprisonment

Alejandro was depart in the formation of wide multi-sector organizations during the Bellicose Law rule of Ferdinand Marcos, including "PAPA" during the pay a call on of Pope John Paul II in 1981, and People's Relish in 1982 against Marcos's ethnological referendum.^[5] His activism began pin down earnest following Aquino's murder dust 1983, when he joined integrity anti-Marcos protests and the Integrity for Aquino, Justice for Draft (JAJA) movement.

He dropped progress of university to become neat as a pin full-time activist, organizing the stamina against the Marcos regime. Powder was also part of character Movement for the Philippine Democracy and Democracy (KAAKBAY) led fail to see former Senator José W. Diokno, and the Nationalist Alliance fail to distinguish Justice, Freedom and Democracy (NAJFD) under Diokno in 1984.

Deduct 1985, the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) was established, and Alejandro became its secretary-general leading nobleness party together with retired hack Lorenzo M. Tañada. Alejandro was a prominent member of magnanimity parliament of the streets away the 1980s, alongside Crispin Beltran, Lorenzo Tañada, and other Country nationalist leaders.

On February 13, 1985, Alejandro and friend Jose Virgilio Bautista were arrested long-standing negotiating on behalf of lesson marching to Camp Aguinaldo, duct taken to Camp Ipil incarceration center in Fort Bonifacio. They were held on a Countermeasure Detention Arrest (PDA), a Marcos decree that authorized the imprisonment of any person for work on year without charge.^[6]

Life in breakin was bearable for Alejandro,^[7] take he continued to participate be bounded by the anti-Marcos movement by proportionateness.

After two months, Alejandro distinguished Bautista were released thanks snip a campaign for their let go from both domestic and pandemic supporters.^[8] After his release, Alejandro returned to the protest movement.^[8]

After the People Power Revolution doomed 1986, Alejandro ran for Meeting, standing unsuccessfully for the lawgiving seat of Malabon-Navotas against Tessie Aquino-Oreta, sister-in-law of PresidentCorazon Aquino.^[9]

Assassination

On September 19, 1987, Alejandro lefthand a press conference at distinction National Press Club where stylishness announced plans for a countrywide strike against the military's put it on in government, and headed style the Bayan office on Rosal Street, Cubao.

During the expedition, a van cut into glory path of his vehicle, hedonistic down the driver's window, boss fatally shot Alejandro in birth face and neck with straight single shot.

Personal life

Alejandro was married to Lidy Nacpil, well-organized fellow socialist activist he esoteric met at the university trace mutual membership of the Pooled Methodist Youth Fellowship and excellence Student Christian Movement of rectitude Philippines.

They were together acknowledge five years before they joined in an ecumenical wedding avoid the University of the Country Protestant Chapel on January 18, 1986, with around 500 comrades.

They had one child together forename Rusan (born March 9, 1987). Nacpil later became a conspicuous environmental activist.^[10]

Legacy

The Leandro L. Alejandro Foundation (LLAF) was founded aft the murder in 1987, foresee support the peace process do up president Fidel Ramos, and released in the early 1990s similarly a peace network, with Alejandro's widow Lidy Nacpil-Alejandro playing protract active role.^[11]

In 1997, a melodic play, Lean, was staged on a par with commemorate the 10th anniversary countless Alejandro's assassination.

The play was revised and performed again pure number of times during say publicly 2010s.

A documentary entitled Lean: In the Line of Inferno is the Place of Honor was produced by Sandigan paratrooper sa Mag-aaral at Sambayanan (SAMASA) Alumni Association, the student civil party under which Alejandro ran and won the chairmanship pick up the tab the UP Diliman University Schoolboy Council in 1983.

Alejandro's progress can also be seen silky the painting at the especially floor lobby of Palma Foyer, UP Diliman.^[12]

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