Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: madrid , spain - known for: spanish civil war communist leader - caption: federico 1985 melchor from '' mundo obrero '' 19 september - death date: 11 september 1985 - birth date: 10 april 1915 - name: federico melchor fernandez - nationality: spanish - image: federico melchor.jpg - birth place: madrid , spain - occupation: journalist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of federico melchor .
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federico melchor fernandez -lrb- 10 april 1915 -- 11 september 1985 -rrb- was a spanish journalist and communist politician .he was one of the leaders of the communist youth union of spain .during the spanish civil war -lrb- 1936 -- 39 -rrb- he was general director of propaganda in the government of juan negrin .he became a member of the central committee of the communist party of spain .