Events in the year 1975 in Spain.
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Incumbents
edit- Caudillo: Francisco Franco (until 20 November)[1]
- Monarch – Juan Carlos I (from 22 November)[2]
- Prime minister – Carlos Arias Navarro[3]
Events
edit- 27 September – Last use of capital punishment in Spain[4] when five people from militant groups were executed by firing squads.[5]
- 30 October – Juan Carlos I becomes acting head of state due to the ill health of Francisco Franco.[6]
- 14 November – Madrid Accords: Spain agrees to hand over power of the Spanish Sahara to Morocco and Mauritania by the end of February 1976.[7]
- 22 November – Juan Carlos I becomes king of Spain two days after the death of the dictator Francisco Franco[2] who had been in power since 1939.[1]
Deaths
edit- 20 November – Francisco Franco, dictator (born 1892)[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Francisco Franco | Biography, Nickname, Beliefs, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Juan Carlos: Spain's ex-king to return after two-year exile". BBC News. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "Carlos Arias Navarro | prime minister of Spain | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ Tella, María José Falcón y (8 May 2014). Justice and Law. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 63. ISBN 978-90-04-27170-8.
- ^ "Spain erupts into fury | Spain | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ Paxton, J. (22 December 2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1977-78. Springer. p. 1321. ISBN 978-0-230-27106-7.
- ^ Giniger, Henry (15 November 1975). "Morocco and Mauritania In Sahara Pact With Spain". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 May 2022.