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'''Herbert Ganado''' (7 April 1906 – 8 April 1979) was a [[Maltese people|Maltese]] lawyer, president of [[Catholic Action]], editor, politician and author. |
'''Herbert Ganado''' (7 April 1906 – 8 April 1979) was a [[Maltese people|Maltese]] lawyer, president of [[Catholic Action]], editor, politician and author. |
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Born in Floriana on 7 April 1906 on the island of [[Malta]], Ganado studied at the Lyceum and [[University of Malta]] and graduated as a lawyer in 1931. He was active at university, being President of the University Students' Council (KSU), and shortly after became president of the lay movement, Catholic Action. In 1933 he was appointed the third editor of the newspaper ''Lehen is-Sewwa'', the voice of Catholic Action. Ganado succeeded in steering the paper through turbulent times preceding the [[World War II|Second World War]], and not only converted Lehen is-Sewwa into a daily paper, but also gave it a new look. He widened its scope by covering a wider range of subjects |
Born in Floriana on 7 April 1906 on the island of [[Malta]], Ganado studied at the Lyceum and [[University of Malta]] and graduated as a lawyer in 1931. He was active at university, being President of the University Students' Council (KSU), and shortly after became president of the lay movement, Catholic Action. In 1933 he was appointed the third editor of the newspaper ''Lehen is-Sewwa'', the voice of Catholic Action. Ganado succeeded in steering the paper through turbulent times preceding the [[World War II|Second World War]], and not only converted Lehen is-Sewwa into a daily paper, but also gave it a new look. He widened its scope by covering a wider range of subjects and made it a means for the promotion and dissemination of [[Catholic Culture|Catholic culture]] with a broad view on all religious, social, cultural and even political spheres of Maltese society set within a global context. During the [[Spanish Civil War]] Ganado wrote several articles in support of [[Francisco Franco]]. |
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In 1939 he was interned without trial by the [[British Empire|British colonial]] authorities for his suspected sympathy with the Italian government of [[Benito Mussolini]] and the [[National Fascist Party|Italian fascists]]. He was subsequently exiled with a number of Maltese nationals to [[Uganda]].<ref>Carmel Farrugia, ''Polluted Politics 1933–1942, Background to the Deportations of Maltese Nationals in 1942'' (Midsea Books Ltd: 1995).</ref> Ganado later remarked that a positive aspect of the war was showing the importance of women and directly led to [[universal suffrage]] in Malta in 1947, followed by women being allowed to stand for public office.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Struggle for Female Suffrage in Europe: Voting to Become Citizens|publisher=Brill|page=396|year=2012|isbn=978-9-004-22991-4}}</ref> |
In 1939 he was interned without trial by the [[British Empire|British colonial]] authorities for his suspected sympathy with the Italian government of [[Benito Mussolini]] and the [[National Fascist Party|Italian fascists]]. He was subsequently exiled with a number of Maltese nationals to [[Uganda]].<ref>Carmel Farrugia, ''Polluted Politics 1933–1942, Background to the Deportations of Maltese Nationals in 1942'' (Midsea Books Ltd: 1995).</ref> Ganado later remarked that a positive aspect of the war was showing the importance of women and directly led to [[universal suffrage]] in Malta in 1947, followed by women being allowed to stand for public office.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Struggle for Female Suffrage in Europe: Voting to Become Citizens|publisher=Brill|page=396|year=2012|isbn=978-9-004-22991-4}}</ref> |
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After the war |
After the war he was released, and led a splinter group from the [[Nationalist Party (Malta)|Nationalist Party]] to form the [[Democratic Nationalist Party (Malta, 1959–66)|Democratic Nationalist Party]] (Partit Demokratiku Nazzjonalista). However, this was short lived and ultimately unsuccessful in political terms. |
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He married Alda née Randon and they had five children together, one of whom died shortly after his birth. One of his close friends since his days at university in the 1920s was the [[homosexual]] Maltese lawyer, [[Joseph Flores (Maltese politician)|Joseph Flores]]: indeed it has been suggested that Ganado and Flores may have been romantically involved.<ref>{{cite book|first1=Robert|last1=Aldrich|first2=Garry|last2=Wotherspoon|title= Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History Vol.2: From World War II to the Present Day|publisher=Routledge|year=2015|page=316|isbn=978-1-134-58313-3}}</ref> However, Flores became a member of the [[Labour Party (Malta)|Malta Labour Party]] (MLP) under the leadership of [[Dom Mintoff]] in the 1950s at the time when Ganado was openly opposed to Mintoff's policy of Integration with Britain. Flores, eventually resigned from the MLP and was made a judge. |
He married Alda née Randon and they had five children together, one of whom died shortly after his birth. One of his close friends since his days at university in the 1920s was the [[homosexual]] Maltese lawyer, [[Joseph Flores (Maltese politician)|Joseph Flores]]: indeed it has been suggested that Ganado and Flores may have been romantically involved.<ref>{{cite book|first1=Robert|last1=Aldrich|first2=Garry|last2=Wotherspoon|title= Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History Vol.2: From World War II to the Present Day|publisher=Routledge|year=2015|page=316|isbn=978-1-134-58313-3}}</ref> However, Flores became a member of the [[Labour Party (Malta)|Malta Labour Party]] (MLP) under the leadership of [[Dom Mintoff]] in the 1950s at the time when Ganado was openly opposed to Mintoff's policy of Integration with Britain. Flores, eventually resigned from the MLP and was made a judge. |