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| VI. The World Wars and the Interwar Period, 1914–1945 > C. Europe, 1919–1945 > 8. The Iberian Peninsula > a. Spain > 1930, Jan. 28 | ||||
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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1930, Jan. 28 | |
| RESIGNATION OF PRIMO DE RIVERA, discouraged and in ill health (died March 16). | 1 |
| Jan. 30 | |
| Government of Gen. Damaso Berenguer, who attempted a policy of conciliation. An amnesty was granted, Primo de Rivera's assembly was dissolved, local government organs restored, juridical rights recognized. The government promised early elections for a national parliament. But the students continued their agitation, and Republican leaders openly denounced the monarchy as responsible for national disasters and dictatorship. After the removal of censorship (Sept.), criticism and demonstrations became the order of the day. | 2 |
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| Antimonarchist groups signed the Pact of San Sebastian declaring their unity in the fight for a republic. | 3 |
| Dec. 12–13 | |
| Mutiny of the garrison at Jaca, demanding a republic. This was suppressed only with difficulty. | 4 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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