Ángel Sagaz Zubelzu
Spanish diplomat (1913-1974)
Ángel Sagaz Zubelzu (1 March 1913 – 6 May 1974) was a Spanish diplomat. As Ambassador of Spain to Egypt, Sagaz's actions helped to free more than 1,500 Jews who were imprisoned by the Egyptian government and evacuate them from the country amidst the Egyptian government's campaign of intimidation and harassment after its defeat in the Six-Day War in 1967.
Early life
Ángel Sagaz Zubelzu was born in Madrid on 1 March 1913. He earned a graduate degree in law, then completed training at the Diplomatic School of Spain.
Diplomatic career
He entered service as a career diplomat in the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in 1943. Early in his career, Sagaz was posted to Ottawa, Stockholm, and Helsinki. From 1953 to 1958, he was posted in Washington, D.C. He was director of the MFA's North America and Canada desk from 1960 to 1964. From 1964 through 1966, he was Director-General for North America. In 1966, Sagaz became the Spanish Ambassador to Egypt in Cairo.
Ambassador to Egypt and Operation Pasaporte 128
In the aftermath of Egypt's participation and decisive defeat in the Six-Day War, fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states (primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan) in June 1967, the Egyptian government began a campaign of intimidation and harassment of Egypt's Jewish population.
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