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Adolfo Suárez

1932 - 2014

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Adolfo Suárez González, 1st Duke of Suárez (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈðolfo ˈswaɾeθ]; 25 September 1932 – 23 March 2014) was a Spanish lawyer and politician. Suárez was Spain's first democratically elected prime minister since the Second Spanish Republic and a key figure in the country's transition to democracy after the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. When Spain was still an autocratic regime, he was appointed prime minister by King Juan Carlos in 1976, hoping that his government could bring about democracy. At the time of his appointment, he was not a well-known figure, making many political forces skeptical of his government. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adolfo Suárez is the 2,889th most popular politician (down from 2,207th in 2019), the 228th most popular biography from Spain (down from 190th in 2019) and the 77th most popular Spanish Politician.

Adolfo Suárez is most famous for being the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Spain. He was also a lawyer and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1976 to 1981.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Adolfo Suárez ranks 2,889 out of 19,576. Before him are Boran, Sergei Witte, Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Werner von Haeften, Elizabeth of Portugal, and Victor Lustig. After him are Merneith, Francisco I. Madero, Yazid III, Francesco Cossiga, James III of Scotland, and Petronilla of Aragon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Adolfo Suárez ranks 49. Before him are Anthony Perkins, Roy Scheider, Houari Boumédiène, Pat Morita, Valentino, and Jean-Pierre Cassel. After him are V. S. Naipaul, Algirdas Brazauskas, Little Richard, Vladimir Ivashko, Vytautas Landsbergis, and John Searle. Among people deceased in 2014, Adolfo Suárez ranks 35. Before him are Gary Becker, Jack Brabham, Bob Hoskins, Pete Seeger, Lorin Maazel, and Harold Ramis. After him are H. R. Giger, Richard Kiel, Masaru Emoto, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Gerald Edelman, and Tito Vilanova.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Adolfo Suárez ranks 228 out of 3,355. Before him are Henry III of Castile (1379), Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias (1629), Manuel Castells (1942), Antoni Tàpies (1923), Elizabeth of Portugal (1271), and Javier Bardem (1969). After him are Petronilla of Aragon (1136), Alonso de Ojeda (1466), Juan Luis Vives (1492), Reccared I (510), Fernando Sor (1778), and Alfonso the Battler (1073).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Adolfo Suárez ranks 77. Before him are Mariano Rajoy (1955), John, Prince of Asturias (1478), Alfonso III of Asturias (848), Henry III of Castile (1379), Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias (1629), and Elizabeth of Portugal (1271). After him are Petronilla of Aragon (1136), Reccared I (510), Alfonso the Battler (1073), Alfonso III of Aragon (1265), Louis I of Spain (1707), and Lluís Companys (1882).

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