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Miguel Primo de Rivera

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Miguel Primo de Rivera 1870-1930, Spanish general and dictator. After a rapid and brilliant military career in Cuba, the Philippines, and Morocco, he became governor of Cádiz (1915), then in turn captain general of Valencia, Madrid, and Catalonia. From Catalonia he staged a coup in Sept., 1923, dissolving the Cortes and then establishing, with the full approval of King Alfonso XIII, a military directory. The constitution of 1876 as well as civil liberties were suspended. The military dictatorship was replaced by a civil one (1925); both ruled quite moderately, without the brutalities and... Read more
Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja
Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja The Spanish general Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja (1870-1930) ruled Spain as a dictator from 1923 to 1930. Miguel Primo de Rivera was born in Cadiz on Jan. 8, 1870... Read more
Primo de Rivera, Miguel
Primo de Rivera, Miguel (1870–1930) Spanish general and statesman, head of state (1923–30). He came to power after leading a military coup...the consent of Alfonso XIII. The decline of the economy contributed to his forced resignation in 1930. His son, José Antonio Primo de ... Read more

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