Fernando de Santiago y Díaz
Prime Minister of Spain (1910-1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fernando de Santiago y Díaz de Mendívil (July 23, 1910 – November 6, 1994) was a conservative Spanish politician. He was the deputy and interim prime minister of Spain during the Spanish transition to democracy in the late 1970s.
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Fernando de Santiago y Díaz | |
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72nd President of the Government of Spain 2nd of Democratic Transition (1975–1977) | |
In office July 1, 1976 – July 3, 1976 | |
Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
Vice President | Juan Miguel Villar Mir |
Preceded by | Carlos Arias Navarro |
Succeeded by | Adolfo Suárez |
Governor-General of the Spanish Sahara | |
In office March 4, 1971 – April 24, 1974 | |
Preceded by | José María Pérez de Lerma |
Succeeded by | Federico Gómez de Salazar |
Personal details | |
Born | Fernando de Santiago y Díaz de Mendívil (1910-07-23)July 23, 1910 Madrid, Spain |
Died | November 6, 1994(1994-11-06) (aged 84) Madrid, Spain |
Nationality | Spain |
Political party | Falange (1936-1980) Movimiento Nacional |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Army |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands | Superior Polytechnic Army College |
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He had earlier been a general in the Spanish Civil War and under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco.
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