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	Manuel Fraga Iribarne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Manuel Fraga Iribarne (born November 23, 1922 at Villalba, Galicia) is a Spanish politician.
		Until that moment, Fraga was known as a heavy-handed politician, though also seen as one of the reformers seeking a liberalisation from within the regime, but the drastic measures he took as chief of state security during the first days of the Spanish transition to democracy damaged his popularity at a great level.
		Fraga was one of the writers of the new Spanish constitution approved in 1978.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Manuel_Fraga_Iribarne (674 words)

	Fraga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For the Spanish politician, see Manuel Fraga Iribarne
		Fraga is the major town of the comarca of Bajo Cinca (Catalan Baix Cinca) in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain.
		It is located by the river Cinca, a tributary to the Segre.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fraga (107 words)

	Manuel Fraga: his real biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In 1973, Manuel Fraga was appointed Ambassador for Spain in the United Kingdom, a position that he held for two years.
		Supporter of the international fascism doctrines, Manuel Fraga distinguished himself thru last years because of his statements, in which he denies the Jew Holocaust of the WWII and the Spanish Inquisition crimes, or considering "a personal anecdote" the Garzon's judicial prosecution against Pinochet.
		Manuel Fraga is the author of 87 propaganda books which mainly comment upon political science and State Theory, but none of them has ever sold a penny.
	usuarios.tiscali.es /morell/bioeng.html (599 words)

	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Manuel Fraga Iribarne, Francisco Franco’s propaganda chief in the 1960’s, has been nominated by his party to run for a fourth consecutive term as president of his native Galicia in northwest Spain where elections will be held in October.
		Fraga is not the longest-serving of Spain's 17 regional presidents.
		Galicia’s regional elections, to be held in October, are expected to hotly contested with the candidacy of fiery opposition leader Xose Manuel Beiras of the leftist Galician Nationalist Bloc.
	www.suite101.com /print_article.cfm/10304/59451 (393 words)

	Franco-era politician faces challenge - Boston.com - Europe - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Manuel Fraga, the last survivor of Gen. Francisco Franco's regime, has ruled his own staunchly conservative home region of Galicia comfortably since 1990.
		President of Galicia, Manuel Fraga, who is running for his fifth straight term in Sunday's regional elections gestures during a rally in La Coruna, Spain, Friday, June 17, 2005.
		To his credit, Fraga has done much to transform one of Spain's poorer regions by improving its infrastructure with highways and other public works projects, much of it financed by EU aid funds.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2005/06/18/franco_era_politician_faces_challenge (520 words)

	Manuel I on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In 1147 the Second Crusade (see Crusades) was preached and although Manuel aided the Crusaders, he made a truce with the Turks in order to protect his western provinces, which had been invaded by Roger.
		Manuel subsequently directed his diplomacy against Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, supporting Pope Alexander III, and uniting both the Western Empire and Church with his Eastern Empire and Church.
		Manuel Jesus Carpio Manrique, a former colonel in the Venezuelan National Guard, talks about the war in Iraq at the Plaza de Altamira in Caracas, Venezuela.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/Manuel1B1yz.asp (824 words)

	Galicia97
		Fraga, who has been displaying a triumphalist speech throughut the whole campaign, wants to carry on his plans for Galicia as a part of "a project which is our grandeur.
		Xosé Manuel Beiras criticizes the PP for alerting people of the danger to have the BNG in the government and blames Fraga's fishing policy of the precariousness this sector is suffering.
		Manuel Fraga Iribarne, after a long and wide political life, is willing to face, in his seventies, a new term of office.
	www.vieiros.com /galicia97/english/chronicles.html (1822 words)

	ABC News: Spain Area Voters to Decide on Fraga Rule (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Manuel Fraga, 82, of the conservative Popular Party, has led Franco's native region since 1990, and in Sunday's election he faced what appeared to be his most serious challenge ever.
		Voter turnout was at 18.5 percent at midday, up from 13.6 percent in the last elections in 2001 and the highest at this hour of any of the region's four elections held since democracy was restored in the late 1970s.
		Fraga voted in his native town of Vilalba, where he called on voters to cast ballots "according to their conscience and opinions." He planned to visit family members in the town, play a game of dominoes with friends, then go to the regional capital of Santiago de Compostela to follow the results.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=862224&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 (463 words)

	The Autonomous Community of Galicia (E) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Manuel Fraga Iribarne was born in Villalba (Lugo) on 23 November {1}922.
		Manuel Fraga is the author of 86 publications, mainly on political science and state theory.
		Manuel Fraga Iribarne est né à Villalba (Lugo) le 23 novembre 1922.
	www.eipa.nl /Eipascope/95/reg/3.htm (2998 words)

	News from Spain: Galicia elections result
		Fraga is the only surviving politician who served as a Minister during the Franco dictatorship.
		Fraga, who founded the Popular Party and is its honorary president, is now in his eighties and has always been quite a controversial character.
		Last week when he was asked to give his opinion on the pre-election polls predicting a fall in the number of PP votes, Fraga said that he didn't find surveys particularly credible, and he compared them to a woman who always lies about the number of men she has slept with.
	www.euroresidentes.com /Blogs/2005/06/galicia-elections-result.htm (434 words)

	Benvolguts compatriotes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Manuel Fraga was a Minister in the fascist regime of the dictator, Franco.
		As a collaborator in the Franco dictatorship, Manuel Fraga deserves to be tried as an accomplice in these atrocities and may well also be considered as a war criminal.
		Manuel Fraga, like many other collaborators in the atrocities of the Franco dictatorship, has still not faced trial, and lives a life of complete freedom immune from prosecution.
	llibertat.com /escamotbaixgaia/consell_nacional.htm (632 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Europe
		Fraga, 82, a government member during General Francisco Franco's dictatorship and a founder of the country's conservative party, will fall at least two seats short of a majority in the 75-seat regional parliament, a poll by Cadena Ser radio station on June 13 predicted.
		Fraga, who was minister of tourism and information during Franco's dictatorship as well as Spanish ambassador to the U.K., was a key figure in Spain's transition to democracy, helping draft the 1978 constitution.
		``Fraga brought electricity, roads and telephones to the people in the countryside,'' said Maria Dolores Lema Loureiro, 54, who used to work for Fraga's sister as a domestic help and is married to a policeman in the regional capital of Santiago de Compostela.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=a0vF.ewwzHwg&refer=europe (833 words)

	A Special Advertising Section on Spain
		Manuel Fraga's career is symbolic of Spain's progress over the last half-century.
		From his time as a minister under Franco to his founding of the Partido Popular (PP), Spain's ruling party, and on to his decade as President of Galicia, he has battled to give Spain, and now Galicia, government that is both progressive and sensitive to regional identity.
		Fraga speaks of himself as a centrist: "The first Spanish politician to speak of the Center was myself," he said.
	www.internationalspecialreports.com /archives/99/spain/24.html (722 words)

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		Fraga wanted, as did many others, and he was eventually to get, the kind of liberal constitutional monarchy that did away with royal power.
		Fraga expresses his conviction that a constitutional democracy, crowned or not, can operate only through a system of conflicting parties that he hopes, piously, would be reduced to two, thus paralleling the English and American experiences.11 Fraga warns against the incipient anarchy menacing any nation split into dozens of hostile factions.
		Manuel Fraga is too good a man and too good a Catholic to believe in his heart of hearts in the sovereignty of the people, the identification of political power with ultimate authority.
	www.ewtn.com /library/HUMANITY/FR90401.TXT (6820 words)

	NewStandard: 12/29/96
		He was the widower of Anna (Chebuske) Fraga and son of the late Manuel and Maria A. (Sylvia) Fraga.
		Fraga was formerly employed as a bus driver by the City of New York.
		Manuel M. Estrela of New Bedford died unexpectedly Saturday, December 28, 1996 at St. Luke's Hospital.
	www.s-t.com /daily/12-96/12-29-96/zobits.htm (2764 words)

	The world's top manuel fraga iribarne websites
		Manuel Fraga, also known as Don Manuel, (born November 23, 1922) is the prime minister of the Spanish province of Galicia, and is one of the oldest heads of government in the world.
		Manuel Fraga began his political career during General Franco's fascist dictatorship in Spain, being minister and ambassador in London.
		In 1987 Fraga handed over the presidency of the PP to José María Aznar and returned to his homeland, Galicia.
	dirs.org /dir-wiki.cfm?cat=manuel_fraga_iribarne&tab=edit (314 words)

	A Special Advertising Section on Spain
		When Manuel Fraga took the helm in 1990, the Galician government's first priority was to strengthen the region economically and politically before the race to European integration left it behind.
		To prepare, the Xunta de Galicia (Galicia' government), under the experienced leadership of President Manuel Fraga, developed a strategy to redirect Galicia's focus from the inside out - from building up the arteries of its infrastructure to gaining the political leverage necessary to project it into the new millennium.
		Fraga has often said that if the EU does not take advantage of opportunities with Mercosur now, it will be a historic mistake.
	www.internationalspecialreports.com /archives/99/spain/28.html (1781 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Franco-era official faces toughest challenge while seeking fifth term ...
		For many Spaniards, Fraga is a political dinosaur – an aging, cantankerous symbol of Spain's right-wing past.
		Analysts attribute Fraga's longevity in office to deep-rooted conservatism in his region and an extremely well-organized party that typically faced an opposition in disarray.
		Fraga has done much to transform one of Spain's poorer regions by vastly improving its infrastructure with new highways and other public works projects, much of it financed by European Union aid funds.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20050619-0721-spain-election.html (563 words)

	Untitled Document
		The irony of writer arrives, also, to the first page of the book, where a (taciturno) Manuel Fraga -the President of Galician Government- claps his feet over the country of the fogs.
		One of the most famous galician Manuel, Rivas, highlights in the definition of the other Manuel, Fraga, in his reports.
		Manuel Seixas "want to continue writing" with his new romance Bailarina", in Xerais.
	gacetadegalicia.usc.es /english/libros.htm (231 words)

	Euskal Herria Journal \| A Basque Journal \| News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Founded in 1976 under the name Alianza Popular by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, minister of information for Franco and now president of the regional government of Galicia, the Popular Party is a merge of several extreme right-wing and conservative groups.
		He was head of the regional government in Castilla-León before being hand-picked by the patriarch Manuel Fraga Iribarne, to head the party, unsuccessfully running against the socialist premier Felipe González in general elections in 1993.
		Felipe Gonzalez warned of "a massive return of the Opus," referring to Opus Dei, a right-wing and predominantly lay Roman Catholic organization that was politically and financially powerful during the latter years of the Franco regime.
	members.freespeech.org /ehj/news/n_conpol_pp900.html (1383 words)

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		Fraga said, however, his visit to the Caribbean island has no definite date yet.
		Manuel Fraga founded the Democratic-Christian Popular Alliance in 1976 which, at its 9th Congress held in 1989, became the Popular Party -- currently governing Spain.
		SUCCESSFUL DRY-RUN FOR JANUARY 11th ELECTIONS Havana, December 29(RHC)-- The President of the National Electoral Commission, Manuel de Jesus Pirez, says that the dry-run held on Sunday for the upcoming January 11th elections was, in his words, "very successful." The electoral commission president revealed that the 33,000 polling stations set-up across the island are ready.
	www.blythe.org /nytransfer-subs/97-12cari/Radio_Havana_Cuba,_December_29,_1997 (572 words)

	Tribuna de Actualidad: Fraga y el fin del milenio. ( Manuel Fraga, presidente de la Junta de Galicia, España)(TT: ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		(Manuel Fraga, presidente de la Junta de Galicia, España)(TT: Fraga and the end of the millennium) (TA: Manuel Fraga, president of the Autonomous Government of Galicia, Spain)@ HighBeam Research
		(Manuel Fraga, presidente de la Junta de Galicia, España)(TT: Fraga and the end of the millennium) (TA: Manuel Fraga, president of the Autonomous Government of Galicia, Spain)
		Manuel Fraga, tan propenso a la emotividad durante estos años pasados, tiene las lágrimas más contenidas.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:19866254&refid=holomed_1 (281 words)

	Spanish Regions: Interview - Manuel Fraga
		It was evident that the impact of the disaster could imply a slowdown in growth.
		· Infrastructure of a region (traditionally and geographically isolated) that is closely linked to its development - Fraga as the main driving force of communications and connections (e.g.
		After all the efforts made in the past years (railways connecting Galicia to the Plateau, general improvement of internal communications etc.), Galicia is living, probably, the most important decade of its history from the point of view of infrastructure.
	www.nytimes.com /global/spainregions/mfraga.html (1958 words)

	Faial - Portuguese Genealogist Master List
		Manuel immigrated to San Pablo, California at the end of the 1860's, returned to Fayal and brought his wife back to San Pablo in the 1870's.
		Manuel was killed in an explosion at the Hercules Powder Company in California under circumstances that I have been unable to discover.
		Manuel and Amelia had 7 children that were all born in the Boston area.
	www.dholmes.com /master-list/azores/faial.html (6801 words)

	WJLA - Franco-Era Politician Faces Challenge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		For many Spaniards, he's a political dinosaur - an aging, cantankerous symbol of Spain's right wing past.
		That poverty traditionally made Galicia a land of emigration, and the 300,000 Galicians who live abroad - mostly in Latin America, where in some countries Spaniards in general are simply called "gallegos" - account for 12 percent of the electorate and are seen as crucial to the final tally.
		But at home, Fraga's gloomy polling numbers show that in Galicia - even among his supporters - people are ready for change, Barreiro Rivas said.
	www.wjla.com /headlines/0605/236796.html (520 words)

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		Following his speech, the Cuban leader visited the Galician exhibit, which was inaugurated by the President of the Spanish Autonomous Region of Galicia, Manuel Fraga.
		Speaking with reporters at a news conference in the Cuban capital on Sunday, the visiting dignitary condemned extraterritorial legislation and called for an end to the U.S. economic blockade against the island.
		Earlier in the week, Manuel Fraga was granted the title of Honorary Doctor in Philosophy by the Santiago de Cuba-based University of Oriente.
	www.blythe.org /nytransfer-subs/98-11cari/Radio_Havana_Cuba,_November_2,_1998 (1178 words)

	FOX23 - Coverage & Convenience - Franco-era official faces toughest challenge while seeking fifth term leading Spanish ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		MADRID, Spain (AP) - Voters in Spain's northwest Galicia region were deciding Sunday whether to extend the 15-year rule of the last surviving politician of Gen. Francisco Franco's regime.
		For many Spaniards, Fraga is a political dinosaur - an aging, cantankerous symbol of Spain's right-wing past.
		That poverty traditionally made Galicia a land of emigration, and the 300,000 Galicians who live abroad - mostly in Latin America - are seen as crucial to the final tally.
	www.fox23news.com /news/world/story.aspx?content_id=935545EC-742A-46A6-A1AF-45BC7DAE0E0D (800 words)

	ABC News: Franco-Era Politician Faces Challenge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		MADRID, Spain Jun 18, 2005 — For many Spaniards, he's a political dinosaur an aging, cantankerous symbol of Spain's right wing past.
		That poverty traditionally made Galicia a land of emigration, and the 300,000 Galicians who live abroad mostly in Latin America, where in some countries Spaniards in general are simply called "gallegos" account for 12 percent of the electorate and are seen as crucial to the final tally.
		But at home, Fraga's gloomy polling numbers show that in Galicia even among his supporters people are ready for change, Barreiro Rivas said.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=861326&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 (424 words)

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