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Manuel Fraga

1922 - 2012

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Manuel Fraga Iribarne (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel ˈfɾaɣajɾiˈβaɾne]; 23 November 1922 – 15 January 2012) was a Spanish professor and politician during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, who was also one of the founders of the People's Alliance (AP). Fraga was Minister of Information and Tourism between 1962 and 1969, Ambassador to the United Kingdom between 1973 and 1975, Minister of the Interior in 1975, Second Deputy Prime Minister between 1975 and 1976, President of the People's Alliance/People's Party (PP) between 1979 and 1990 and President of the Regional Government of Galicia between 1990 and 2005. He was also a Member of the Congress of Deputies and a Senator. Fraga's career as one of the key political figures in Spain straddles both General Francisco Franco's regime and the subsequent transition to representative democracy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manuel Fraga is the 10,639th most popular politician (down from 7,078th in 2019), the 966th most popular biography from Spain (down from 642nd in 2019) and the 306th most popular Spanish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Manuel Fraga ranks 10,639 out of 19,576. Before him are Ali Kemal, Ahmad Jannati, Khentkaus II, Marcus Junius Silanus, Khalid Bakdash, and Francisco Pascual Obama Asue. After him are Polina Astakhova, Jiong of Xia, Cécile La Grenade, Hortensia, Hayır Bey, and Pap of Armenia.

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Among people born in 1922, Manuel Fraga ranks 194. Before him are George McGovern, Farrokhroo Parsa, Eileen Essell, Eusebio Tejera, Jackie Cooper, and George Knobel. After him are Alexander Zinoviev, Hammer DeRoburt, Corneille Guillaume Beverloo, Stanley Schachter, Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin, and Fritz Hollings. Among people deceased in 2012, Manuel Fraga ranks 168. Before him are Pavel Grachev, Ivica Horvat, Adrienne Rich, George Knobel, Josef Škvorecký, and Friedrich Hirzebruch. After him are Shulamith Firestone, Fiorenzo Magni, Angelo Dundee, Lisa Della Casa, Russell Means, and Blagoje Adžić.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Manuel Fraga ranks 966 out of 3,355. Before him are Ibn 'Abd al-Barr (978), María Blanchard (1881), Antonio de Pereda (1611), Vicente Juan Masip (1505), Lucía Sánchez Saornil (1895), and Najwa Nimri (1972). After him are Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola (1831), Agustina de Aragón (1786), Francisco Bayeu y Subías (1734), Juan Bautista de Toledo (1515), Juan Yagüe (1891), and Joan Alcover (1854).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Manuel Fraga ranks 306. Before him are Jimena Díaz (1046), Antonio Maura (1853), Galindo Aznárez I (825), Tiberius Sempronius Longus (-250), Juan Belmonte (1892), and Baldomero Espartero (1793). After him are Ramón Serrano Suñer (1901), Pedro González de Mendoza (1428), Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas (1860), Abbad II al-Mu'tadid (1012), Santiago Casares Quiroga (1884), and Infanta Isabel Fernanda of Spain (1821).

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