What is África Lorente Castillo?
{{Infobox person/Wikidata|fetchwikidata=ALL}} '''África Lorente Castillo''' (16 October 1954 &ndash; 1 May 2020) was a Moroccan-born Spanish politician and activist. She was born in [[Tangier]], [[Morocco]]. She was a member of the [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party]]. Lorente Castillo was a supporter of [[Catalan independence]]. == Life == She was born in the Spanish protectorate in Morocco. Her parents were from [[Ceutí]]. She was a teacher, and member of the [[Catalan Federation of the PSOE]]. She was a member of the [[Parliament of Catalonia|Catalan Parliament]] from 1984 to 1988. From 1987 to 2003, she was Deputy Mayor of [[Castelldefels]]. Lorente Castillo died of [[COVID-19]] on 1 May 2020 in Castelldefels, aged 65.<ref>[https://elpais.com/espana/catalunya/2020-05-01/muere-la-ex-diputada-del-psc-africa-lorente-a-los-65-anos.html Muere la ex diputada del PSC África Lorente a los 65 años] {{in lang|es}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lorente Castillo, Africa}} [[Category:1954 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain]] [[Category:Politicians from Barcelona]] {{bio-stub}}