2. The dictatorship of General Franco
• Franco won the Spanish
Civil War in 1939 and
established a
dictatorship that
lasted until his death
in 1975.
• He eliminated many
rights, such as
freedom of speech, and
imposed a single
political party in
Spain called the
Spanish Falange.
3. • Election of the first democratic
town councils in Spain.
• His Majesty the King opens the
first legislature of the
Constitutional Parliament and
Senate
4. THE BLACK DAY
FEBRUARY 23, 1981
A group of soldiers
carries out a coup
d’etat.
• Democracy triumphs over the coup
d’etat.
• Congress approves Spain's entrance
to NATO.
• Appointment of the Ombudsman in
the Congress of Deputies
• Effective incorporation of Spain and
Portugal to the EEC.
5. 1987, first elections of the European Parliament in which Spain participates.
1989, first presidency of the European Parliament.
1995, the Madrid European Council decides the name of the future European currency: EURO.
6. 2005,
Referendum of the European Constitution
2014,
Abdication of King Juan Carlos I and
proclamation of King Felipe VI
2019,
General Elections where the first
Coalition Government is formed
