Marcos Zeida


Marcos Zeida was a Paraguayan politician, member of the Paraguayan Communist Party.

Biography

Marcos Zeida was born on May 1, 1916 in Villa Domínguez, Entre Ríos, in Argentina into a Jewish family which fled the pogroms in Russia.

Arrival in Paraguay

In 1924, his family emigrated to Paraguay, settling first in Asunción, and later in Villarrica where Zeida played in the Pettirossi Football Club, and graduated from the Colegio Nacional de Villarrica.

Exile in Uruguay

In 1947 Zeida went into exile to Uruguay, where he lived almost half his adult life.