Tag #Transition To Democracy

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Iliescu's Rise to Power in Post-Ceausescu Romania

Following the December 1989 overthrow of Nicolae Ceausescu, Ion Iliescu, a former communist official, seized power in Romania, leading the National Salvation Front, and initiating a period of communist rule that lasted seven years, marked by violence and controversial consolidation of power that con...

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Calvo-Sotelo's Brief but Pivotal Premiership: Navigating Crisis and Consolidation in Post-Franco Spain

Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo's 21-month term as Spain's Prime Minister (1981-1982) was defined by managing the aftermath of a coup attempt, combating ETA terrorism, navigating a severe economic crisis with 15% inflation, and overseeing Spain's entry into NATO, while also grappling with internal party confl...

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Madrid Event Honors Journalists Who Defied Franco

A June 9th event at Madrid's Larra 14, a building with a rich journalistic history, honored 20 journalists who resisted Franco's dictatorship through various methods, highlighting the struggle for press freedom and its eventual restoration after the transition to democracy.

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PP Cancels Franco Death Commemoration, Promoting Alternative Transition Narrative

The Spanish People's Party (PP) successfully passed a non-binding Senate motion to cancel government events commemorating Franco's death, promoting alternative celebrations of Spain's democratic transition and highlighting Juan Carlos I's role; the left opposed the motion, agreeing that Franco's dea...

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Brazil's 1985 Transition: An Incomplete Break from Military Rule

The indirect election of Tancredo Neves as Brazil's president on January 15, 1985, ended 21 years of military rule but was met with mixed reactions due to its undemocratic nature and Neves's subsequent death, leading to José Sarney's presidency.

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Spain to Declassify Documents from Franco Era and Transition

Spain's Council of Ministers approved a draft law that will automatically declassify government documents older than 45 years, potentially providing crucial insights into the Franco era and the transition to democracy, starting in late 2026.

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Pepe Acosta: A Legacy of Socialist Leadership in Spain's Transition

Pepe Acosta, a key figure in the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), passed away; his decades-long leadership in the Madrid Socialist Federation (FSM) from 1975-1997, included roles as Secretary of Organization, Vice-Secretary General, and President, leaving a legacy of socialist activism and c...

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Spanish Historians' Impact on Post-Franco Scholarship

Spanish historians Santos Juliá and José-Carlos Mainer, shaped by Franco's dictatorship, advanced social history methodologies and profoundly influenced the study of Spain's democratic transition, with Mainer's seminal work on Spain's Silver Age and Juliá's extensive writings on contemporary Spanish...

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Sánchez's Speech: Selective History and Omitted Transition Figures

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's speech marking 50 years since Franco's death selectively highlighted figures like Franco and Carrero Blanco, omitting key figures from the democratic transition and presenting factual inaccuracies, such as claiming the Guernica's 'return' to Spain.

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