Crisanto Evangelista

Crisanto Evangelista
Evangelista c. 1929
Chairman of Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930
In office 7 November 1930 – 2 June 1942
Personal details
Born	(1888-11-01)November 1, 1888 Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died	June 2, 1942(1942-06-02) (aged 53)[1] Commonwealth of the Philippines
Cause of death	Execution
Political party	Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930 (1930–1942) Partido Obrero de Filipinas (1924–1930) Nacionalista (until 1924)

Crisanto Abaño Evangelista (November 1, 1888 – June 2, 1942) was a Filipino communist politician and labor leader of the first half of the 20th century. He is credited as being one of the founders of the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas. Evangelista was also an influential head of the Congreso Obrero de Filipinas, at the time the foremost and largest trade federation in the Philippines, having served as secretary for multiple years. He also headed the Union de Impresores de Filipinas as its Secretary-General. Prior to forming the PKP, Evangelista was a member of the Partido Obrero de Filipinas, a Filipino workers' party with increasingly radical leanings. Evangelista was eventually captured by the Japanese during the Second World War and executed.