Adolfo Suárez
Prime Minister of Spain (1976–1981) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adolfo Suárez González, 1st Duke of Suárez, Grandee of Spain (25 September 1932 – 23 March 2014) was a Spanish lawyer and politician. Suárez was Spain's first democratically elected prime minister after the dictator of Franco.[1]
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The Most Excellent Adolfo Suárez | |
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Prime Minister of Spain | |
In office 3 July 1976 – 25 February 1981 | |
Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
Deputy | Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado |
Preceded by | Fernando de Santiago y Díaz |
Succeeded by | Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo |
Member of the Congress of Deputies for Madrid | |
In office 28 October 1982 – 26 May 1991 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Adolfo Suárez González (1932-09-25)25 September 1932 Cebreros, Castile and León, Spain |
Died | 23 March 2014(2014-03-23) (aged 81) Madrid, Spain |
Resting place | Ávila Cathedral |
Nationality | Spanish |
Political party | CDS |
Other political affiliations | FET y de las JONS ([alange) (1961-1975) UCD |
Spouse(s) | María Amparo Illana Elórtegui (m. 1961–2001) (her death) |
Children | María Amparo (1962–2004) Adolfo (b. 1964) Laura Sonsoles (b. 1967) Javier |
Alma mater | University of Salamanca |
Occupation | Jurist |
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Suárez was born in Cebreros, Spain.
During his term as Prime Minister, Suárez was the key figure in the country's change to democracy.[2] He led and founded some democratic political parties in Spain. He created the Political Reform of Spain in 1976 which helped Spain to become a democratic country.
In 2005, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He died nine years later in Madrid at the age of 81.