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- Suárez's centrist government instituted further democratic reforms. A new constitution, which recognised Spain as a constitutional monarchy, was approved by a referendum in December 1978. In an effort to address separatist tensions and calls for increased local autonomy, Suárez also negotiated the creation of Spain's autonomous communities.
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Mar 24, 2014 · Adolfo Suárez (1932-2014), the man who guided his country out of the shadows of Franco’s regime and into the light of freedom, built this democracy on the foundations of sweeping legal reforms...
- José Manuel Romero
On 15 June, Suárez led the Union of the Democratic Centre (Unión de Centro Democrático, UCD) to victory in Spain's first free elections in 41 years, and became the first democratically elected prime minister of the post-Francoist Spain.
Mar 25, 2014 · The death of Adolfo Suárez—who served as Spain’s first democratically elected Prime Minister, from 1977 to 1981, following the death of Francisco Franco—marks a milestone for Spain.
Despite the clamour on the streets, the Spanish transition to democracy was a state-sponsored, legal process in which Suárez developed new political rules that would satisfy most within the regime and most of those who actively opposed it.
Feb 5, 2017 · The socialist PSOE was legalised by Suarez’s government in February, followed by the Communist PCE in April. Suarez recognised the right to strike and legalised trade unions.
Mar 27, 2014 · Adolfo Suarez piloted Spain’s bloodless transition from dictatorship to democracy during a 4½-year tenure that disarmed liberals as much as it alarmed conservatives.
Mar 23, 2014 · Adolfo Suárez, who has died aged 81, drove through Spain’s peaceful transition to democracy after 41 years of dictatorship under Franco. After setting up a new party, the Unión de Centro...
