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Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo
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| In office February 25, 1981 – December 1, 1982 |
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| Vice President(s) | Rodolfo Martín Villa (1981-1982) Juan Antonio García Díez (1982) |
| Preceded by | Adolfo Suárez González |
| Succeeded by | Felipe González Márquez |
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| In office September 9, 1980 – February 25, 1981 |
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| President | Adolfo Suárez González |
| Preceded by | Fernando Abril Martorell |
| Succeeded by | Juan Antonio García Díez |
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| In office July 4, 1976 – 1976 |
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| President | Adolfo Suárez González |
| Preceded by | Antonio Valdés González-Roldán |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Pérez de Bricio Olarriaga (acting) |
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| Born | April 14, 1926 Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Political party | UCD |
| Spouse | Pilar Ibáñez-Martín Mellado |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo y Bustelo, 1st Marquess of Ría de Ribadeo (Don Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo y Bustelo, 1. Marqués de la Ría de Ribadeo) (born April 14, 1926, Madrid) was a Spanish political figure and President of the Spanish government during Spain's period of transition after the end of Francisco Franco's regime.
He was president of RENFE (Renfe Operadora, Spanish national railroad operators) in 1967–1968 and was solicitor in the Cortes in representation of the industrialists of the Union of Chemical Industries (1971). He was Minister of Commerce in the first government of the Monarchy (December 1975 – July 1976) and held various posts in the governments of Adolfo Suárez. After the resignation of Suárez, he was supposed to be appointed Prime Minister (Presidente del Gobierno) on February 23, 1981 in a session of the Congress of Deputies interrupted by an attempted coup (23-F). After the failed coup, he served as Prime minister until 1982. He was succeeded by the socialist Felipe González.
Member of the Club of Madrid[1]. [1]
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- Walker, Jane (2006). "The Day Freedom Was Put in Peril." The Irish Times. February 23.
| Preceded by Adolfo Suárez |
President of the Government of Spain 1981–1982 |
Succeeded by Felipe González |
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