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	Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo y Bustelo, Marquess of Ría de Ribadeo (Don Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo y Bustelo, Marqués de la Ría de Ribadeo)(born April 14, 1926, Madrid) was a Spanish political figure and President of the Spanish government during Spain's period of transition after the end of Francisco Franco's regime.
		He was president of RENFE (Spanish national company of railroads) in 1967–1968 and was solicitor in the Cortes in representation of the industrialists of the Union of Chemical Industries (1971).
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	Calvo Sotelo, Leopoldo - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		CALVO SOTELO, LEOPOLDO [Calvo Sotelo, Leopoldo], 1926-, Spanish engineer and political leader.
		He resigned before the 1982 elections in which the Socialist party, led by Felipe González, was victorious.
		"SuÃ¡rez era el clavillo del abanico".(Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo y Adolfo SuÃ¡rez, polÃticos espaÃ±oles)(TT: "SuÃ¡rez was the little pin of the fan".)(TA: Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo and Adolfo SuÃ¡rez, Spanish politicians)(Columna)
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		Between February 6 and February 9, the 2nd UCD congress was held in Majorca, where the party appeared to be in disarray and Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún was named acting president.
		On February 10, Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo was named candidate for president of the government.
		The tensions came to a head on February 13 when news emerged of the death in Carabanchel of the ETA militant Jose Ignacio Arregui, a victim of torture by the General Security Directorate (Dirección General de Seguridad).
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	History of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Under the rule of Charles III and his ministers, Leopoldo de Gregorio, Marquis of Esquilache and José Moñino, Count of Floridablanca, Spain embarked on a program of enlightened despotism that brought Spain a new prosperity in the middle of the eighteenth century.
		In 1856, she attempted to form a pan-national coalition, the Union Liberal, under the leadership of Leopoldo O'Donnell who had already marched on Madrid that year and deposed another Espartero ministry.
		On February 23 Antonio Tejero, with members of the Guardia Civil entered the Congress of Deputies, and stopped the session, where Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo was going to be named president of the government.
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	ODonnell Leopoldo: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		In this study, Leopoldo Funes applies to historical works produced for Alfonso X of...
		Curtis Mcmillen, Enola K. Proctor, Deborah Megivern, Catherine Woodstock Striley, Leopoldo J. Cabassa, Michelle R. Munson, Barbara Dickey; Social Work Research, Vol.
		Leopoldo ODonnell to the governor of Santo Domingo, 21 Dec. 1862, AGNSD, Anexion, leg.
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	World Homes Network - Spain
		Suárez suddenly resigned in 1981 and was succeeded by his deputy, Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo.
		He was immediately confronted with an attempted army coup in Madrid, while at the same time the military commander of Valencia declared a state of emergency there and sent tanks out on the streets.
		Sotelo's decision to take Spain into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1982 was widely criticized, and he was forced to call a general election in October 1982.
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	Spain - Printer-friendly - ninemsn Encarta
		The long-simmering resentment in military circles against rapid change produced dangerous conspiracies, and on February 23, 1981, armed civil guards invaded the Cortes in an attempt to seize power.
		King Juan Carlos narrowly foiled the coup by convincing most of the military units to remain loyal to the government.
		Continued grumbling within the armed forces, political disputes, and a precarious economy left Spain less than stable for many months.
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		In January 1981, Suarez resigned, and the King nominated Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo to replace him.
		On February 23, while the Congress of Deputies was voting on the Calvo Sotelo nomination, rebel elements among the security forces seized the Congress and tried to impose a military-backed government.
		On February 25, the Congress of Deputies reconvened to approve Calvo Sotelo's nomination as Prime Minister.
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	Index Ca-Ce
		Following the resignation of Premier Adolfo Suárez González and the abortive coup of Feb. 23-24, 1981, Deputy Premier Calvo Sotelo took over the premiership on February 25 and with it the task of guiding Spain's uneasy transition from the authoritarianism of the Franco regime to Western European-style democracy.
		Calvo Sotelo's election as UCD president in November, replacing Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún (Suárez's brother-in-law) would, it was hoped, consolidate the party under his leadership.
		Calvo Sotelo was regarded as a superb administrator and surrounded himself with able technocrats.
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	Spain - MSN Encarta
		Suárez resigned in January 1981 and was succeeded by another UDC leader, Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo.
		King Juan Carlos played a key role in blocking the coup by convincing most Spanish military units to remain loyal to the government.
		Shortly before the 1982 national elections another plot by right-wing extremists to stage a military coup was discovered.
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	AllRefer.com - Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo (Spanish And Portuguese History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
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		Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, Spanish And Portuguese History, Biographies
		Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo[lA´´upOl´dO kAl´vO sOtel´O] Pronunciation Key, 1926–;, Spanish engineer and political leader.
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	Spain
		Adolfo Su« rez, leader of the ruling Democratic Centre Party (UCD), resigned in 1981 and his deputy, Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, immediately faced an attempted coup by the army in Madrid.
		Sotelo's decision to join NATO in 1982 was widely criticized and in October, he was forced to call a general election which he lost to the Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) under Felipe Gonz« lez.
		The PSOE had fought the election on the promise of removing Spain from NATO and bringing in nationalization but Gonz« lez's nationalization programme was extremely selective and the decision on NATO was put to a referendum which voted to remain a member.
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	Spain
		Between 1980 and 1982, the regions of Catalonia, the Basque Country, Galicia and Andalusia approved statutes for their own self-government and elected their respective parliaments.
		In January 1981, the prime minister, Adolfo Suarez, resigned and was succeeded by Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo.
		On August 27th, 1982, Calvo-Sotelo presented to the King a decree for the dissolution of Parliament and the calling of a general election to be held on October 28th.
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	THE WORLD IN SUMMARY; SPain Calls An Election - New York Times
		Spain's still fragile democracy, facing both a critical military hierarchy and a serious economic recession, had become increasingly mired in confusion and bickering.
		The ruling Union of the Democratic Center had suffered widespread defections and rather than see it fall apart altogether, Prime Minister Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo decided not to wait until next spring as he could have.
		Calvo Sotelo came from the Socialists, who the polls indicate may have enough strength to form Spain's first leftist Government since the end of the Franco dictatorship.
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	SPAIN: King Juan Carlos and the failed 1981 coup
		On Tuesday 10 February, the King informed the President of the Cortes, Landelino Lavilla, of his decision to invite Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo to form a government.
		Despite the hopes of Armada and the later accusations of the military conspirators, the King had been meticulous in his respect for the Constitution despite the fact that it would have been easy enough to broach the possibility of a coalition government.
		This suggests that, with the resignation of Suárez and his replacement by Calvo Sotelo, the King believed that situation had received the golpe de timón that it required.
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	Spain - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		His policy of consensus with other parties broke down.
		In January 1981 Suárez resigned, and was succeeded by deputy prime minister Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo.
		Calvo Sotelo formed a new Council of Ministers, and during his term dealt with numerous difficult issues, including his decision to enter Spain in NATO in 1982.
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		Calvo Sotelo, Leopoldo CALVO SOTELO, LEOPOLDO [Calvo Sotelo, Leopoldo], 1926-, Spanish engineer and political leader.
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	1982: Spain - Archive Article - MSN Encarta
		Cross references refer to Archive articles of the same year.
		On August 27, Premier Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo y Bustelo, with the approval of King Juan Carlos, dissolved the Spanish parliament, the Cortes, and called for elections to be held in October.
		The dissolution was necessitated by chronic squabbling within Calvo Sotelo's party, the Union of the Democratic...
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	Turbulent Transition - The Restoration of Democracy - History - Spain - Europe
		Suarez’s style of consensus politics broke down as the UDC coalition dissolved into factions.
		Suarez resigned in January 1981 and was succeeded by another UDC leader, Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo.
		Conservative military officers opposed to rapid political and social change seized the occasion of a change in prime ministers to attempt a coup d’etat.
	www.countriesquest.com /europe/spain/history/the_restoration_of_democracy/turbulent_transition.htm (308 words)

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		It featured a photography exhibit depicting the political, social, and cultural history of Spain as well as remarks by NED Chairman John Brademas, The Honorable Antonio Oyarzabal (Spain’s Ambassador to the United States), and Ambassador Edward Romero.
		Graham paid tribute to Spain by presenting former Spanish prime minister Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo with a rubbing from the Constitution Monument in the Plaza de Constitución in St. Augustine, Florida.
		The monument honors the Spanish Constitution of 1812 and may be the only such monument still standing in the Western Hemisphere.
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	Prince Felipe Supervises Wedding Plans - Royal Blue Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It is possible that the actual members of the Cabinet continue in their posts until the month of May, the month in which, according to plans, the winner of the March elections and the new Executive will take possession of office.
		Nonetheless, the actual President of the Government, Jose Maria Aznar, will be invited because of the position he has held, as will be the ex presidents Adolfo Suarez, Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo and Felipe Gonzalez.
		The couple is planning a party for before the wedding to invite some of the friends and all those people who will not be present at the religious ceremony in the cathedral of the Almudena and the banquet that will follow, as a result of the size restrictions.
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		With all political parties, including the Communists, legalized by 1977, the first parliamentary election was held that year, and Suárez's Democratic Center received a plurality.
		In 1981 Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo became premier following Suárez's resignation.
		The following year the Socialist party won a sweeping victory in nationwide elections, bringing into power the first left-wing government since before the civil war, with Socialist leader Felipe González Márquez as premier.
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		Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo y Bustelo (born April 14, 1926, Madrid) was a Spanish political figure and President of the Spanish government during Spain's period of transition after the end of Francisco Franco's regime.
		He was president of RENFE (Spanish national company of railroads) in 1967–1968 and was solicitor in the Cortes in representation of the industralists of the Union of Chemical Industries (1971).
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	Erasmus programme wins Prince of Asturias prize
		The Erasmus European university student exchange programme, which was nominated by the priest and author José María Martín Patino, is the hot favourite to take the Prince of Asturias International Cooperation 2004 prize.
		The jury (photo), presided by Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, will be making their decision during a meeting this afternoon being held in Oviedo.
		The Erasmus Programme was created by the European Union on the 15th June 1987 to promote a united Europe by facilitating student exchanges between participating European universities.
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		Spain: History - History Spain before the Muslim Conquest Civilization in Spain dates back to the Stone Age.
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	Spain - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		However, the radical nationalism in the Basque country and the terrorist group, ETA, continue to be pressing problems facing Spain.
		Adolfo Suárez González, Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo Bustelo, after an attempted coup d'état in 1981, Felipe González Márquez (when Spain joined NATO and European Union), José María Aznar López and José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero have been prime ministers of Spain.
		On March 11, 2004, a series of bombs exploded in commuter trains in Madrid, Spain.
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	Publications
		NED Chairman John Brademas (left) and NED President Carl Gershman (right) are pictured with him following his address.
		Posing at the celebration event on Capitol Hill (left to right): Jorge Calderón, Lucent Technologies; Alessandro de la Sota, Telefónica; Spanish Ambassador to the United States Antonio Oyarzabal; NED President Carl Gershman; former Spanish Prime Minister Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo; Plácido Domingo; Mrs.
		Sen. Bob Graham (right) and former Spanish Prime Minister Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo stand beside a rubbing of the only remaining monument to the 1812 Spanish Constitution in the Western hemisphere.
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		They Had to Die : New Light on the Deaths of Calvo Sotelo, Sanjurjo and Mola in the Spanish Civil War by Jenaro Artiles (Paperback - Jan 1, 1971)
		Por qué y cómo mataron a Calvo Sotelo (Serie Historia viva) by Luis Romero (Unknown Binding - 1982)
		La noche en que mataron a Calvo Sotelo (Primera Plana) by Ian Gibson (Unknown Binding - 1982)
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