1975 in Spain

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See also:	Other events of 1975 List of years in Spain

Events in the year 1975 in Spain .

Incumbents

• Caudillo: Francisco Franco (until 20 November) ^[1]
• Monarch – Juan Carlos I (from 22 November) ^[2]
• Prime minister – Carlos Arias Navarro ^[3]

Events

• 27 September – Last use of capital punishment in Spain ^[4] when five people from militant groups were executed by firing squads. ^[5]
• 30 October – Juan Carlos I becomes acting head of state due to the ill health of Francisco Franco. ^[6]
• 14 November – Madrid Accords: Spain agrees to hand over power of the Spanish Sahara to Morocco and Mauritania by the end of February 1976. ^[7]
• 22 November – Juan Carlos I becomes king of Spain two days after the death of the dictator Francisco Franco ^[2] who had been in power since 1939. ^[1]

Deaths

• 20 November – Francisco Franco, dictator (born 1892) ^[1]

See also

• 1975 in Spanish Sahara
• 1975 in Spanish television
• List of Spanish films of 1975
• List of Spanish number-one singles in 1975

References

1. "Francisco Franco | Biography, Nickname, Beliefs, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
2. "Juan Carlos: Spain's ex-king to return after two-year exile". BBC News. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
3. "Carlos Arias Navarro | prime minister of Spain | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
4. Tella, María José Falcón y (8 May 2014). Justice and Law. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 63. ISBN   978-90-04-27170-8.
5. "Spain erupts into fury | Spain | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
6. Paxton, J. (22 December 2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1977-78. Springer. p. 1321. ISBN   978-0-230-27106-7.
7. Giniger, Henry (15 November 1975). "Morocco and Mauritania In Sahara Pact With Spain". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 May 2022.