JANIRE ZURBANO ARRESE

 

The respected statesman Adolfo Suárez had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for the last decade and passed away six days after being admitted into a Madrid hospital with a respiratory infection. Spanish King Juan Carlos led the tributes describing Suárez as a “loyal friend and exceptional partner”. In a televised message, the King said Suárez had been "guided at every turn by his loyalty to the crown and all that it represents, the defence of democracy, the rule of law, unity and the diversity of Spain".

 

It was King Juan Carlos who named Suárez as the Prime Minister in a new government in 1976, just months after Francisco Franco died ending almost four decades of dictatorship. He was confirmed as leader of democratic Spain in a general election the following year. He successfully steered Spain through a delicate transition period overcoming deep rifts within society left over from the 1936-1939 Civil War with an amnesty for political offences.

 

 

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