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Alfonso XIII of Spain was duly crowned on 28 December 1874 after the died of Alfonso XII.
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In 1898 Spain lost Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philipines, Northern Mariana Islands, Caroline Islands and Palau.
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King Alfonso XIII tacitly endorsed the September 1923 coup by General Miguel Primo de Rivera that installed a dictatorship.
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A dictatorship
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Primo de Rivera was replaced by Dámaso Berenguer (his government was known as the dictablanda)
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The 1931 Spanish local elections, were perceived as a plebiscite on the monarchy of Alfonso XIII. The Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed after this election.
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In 1932 the Captain general José Sanjurjo failed coup d'etat in Sevilla.
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The 6 of October of 1934 took place in Barcelona the proclamation of the Catalan state within the "Federal Republic Spanish" by the president of the Generalitat of Catalonia , Lluís Companys .
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Franco won the Spanish Civil War
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On December 20 , the terrorist band ETA murders Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco , president of the government
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The Spanish transition to democracy marks a new era in which Spain passed from the dictatorship of Francisco Franco to a democratic and legal state . The transition is usually said that began with the death of Franco the 20 of November of 1975 , while its completion is marked by the election victory of the PSOE the 28 of October of 1982 .
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On December 15 the referendum on political reform is held, which gives way to democracy in Spain
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Approved by referendum and enters into force on December 29 , the Spanish Constitution of 1978
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The Union of Democratic Center obtained a simple majority in the Congress of Deputies. Adolfo Suárez was invested president of the Government and formed his third Government . He resigned on January 29, 1981. His replacement at the head of the executive was Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo , whose investiture session resulted in the failed coup d'etat of February 23, 1981. It was the first legislature after the proclamation of the Spanish Constitution
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Entry of Spain in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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The Spanish Socialist Workers Party won an absolute majority in the Congress of Deputies. Felipe González was inaugurated President of the Government and formed his first Government
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The Spanish Socialist Workers Party won an absolute majority in the Congress of Deputies. Felipe González was re-dressed President of the Government and formed his second Government
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The Spanish Socialist Workers Party won an absolute majority in the Congress of Deputies. Felipe González was re-dressed President of the Government and formed his third Government
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Celebration of the Olympic Games in Barcelona
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The Spanish Socialist Workers Party won a simple majority in the Congress of Deputies. Felipe González was re-dressed President of the Government and formed his fourth Government . The popularity of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party had been declining progressively during the early 1990s , in addition to the economic crisis and unemployment.
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The Popular Party won a simple majority in the Congress of Deputies. José María Aznar was inaugurated President of the Government and formed his first Government . The victory of the Popular Party meant a change in the political landscape, after 14 years of government of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party . The PSOE, the main opposition party, faced this legislature without the presence of Felipe González , who was replaced as general secretary of the party by Joaquín Almunia in 1997.
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