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{{Infobox country|name=Kingdom of Spain|leader_title1=Monarch|official_languages=Spanish|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|map_width=200|image_map=Spain map.png|leader_name2=[[Pedro Sánchez]]|leader_title2=Prime Minister|leader_name1=[[Felipe VI]]|government_type=[[Constitutional monarchy]]|native_name=Reino de España<br>Espainiako Erresuma<br>Regne d'Espanya<br>Reiaume d'Espanha|area_km2=505,990|population_census_year=2020 | {{Infobox country|name=Kingdom of Spain|leader_title1=Monarch|official_languages=Spanish|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|map_width=200|image_map=Spain map.png|leader_name2=[[Pedro Sánchez]]|leader_title2=Prime Minister|leader_name1=[[Felipe VI]]|government_type=[[Constitutional monarchy]]|native_name=Reino de España<br>Espainiako Erresuma<br>Regne d'Espanya<br>Reiaume d'Espanha|area_km2=505,990|population_census_year=2020|population_census=47,450,795|largest_city=[[Madrid]]|capital=[[Madrid]]|image_coat=Spanish COA.png|image_flag=Spanish flag.png|regional_languages=Basque<br>Catalan<br>Galician<br>Occitan}} | ||
'''Spain''', officially the '''Kingdom of Spain''', is a country in [[Europe | '''Spain''', officially the '''Kingdom of Spain''', is a country in [[Europe]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== Franco dictatorship === | === Franco dictatorship === | ||
From 1939 to 1975, Spain was a | From 1939 to 1975, Spain was ruled under a regime known as the [[Spanish State (1939-1975)|Spanish State]], which was under the rule of the [[Fascism|fascist]] dictator [[Francisco Franco]].<ref>{{Citation|author=Catherine Delano Smith|year=2022|title=Spain|chapter=History|section=Franco’s Spain, 1939–75|publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica|chapter-url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Spain/Francos-Spain-1939-75}}</ref> | ||
=== Constitutional monarchy === | === Constitutional monarchy === | ||
After Franco's death in 1975, Spain became a constitutional monarchy led by Prime Minister [[Adolfo Suárez]]. Under Suárez, Spain attended a summit of the [[Non-Aligned Movement]] in [[Republic of Cuba|Cuba]] in 1979. During this period, the [[Movement for the Self-Determination and Independence of the Canaries Archipelago]] (MPAIAC) carried out dozens of violent attacks in an attempt to gain independence for the [[Canary Islands]]. The [[United States of America|U.S.]] government told Spain that they had to join NATO or the Canary Islands would secede from Spain. Less than 20% of Spaniards supported joining NATO, but it joined anyway in 1982 and the MPAIAC soon disappeared.<ref>{{News citation|author=Kahlil Wall-Johnson|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=‘Either you join NATO or we will make the canaries independent’|date=2022-06-10|url=https://mronline.org/2022/06/10/either-you-join-nato-or-we-will-make-the-canaries-independent/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614004322/https://mronline.org/2022/06/10/either-you-join-nato-or-we-will-make-the-canaries-independent/|archive-date=2022-06-14|retrieved=2022-06-17}}</ref> | After Franco's death in 1975, Spain became a constitutional monarchy led by Prime Minister [[Adolfo Suárez]]. Under Suárez, Spain attended a summit of the [[Non-Aligned Movement]] in [[Republic of Cuba|Cuba]] in 1979. During this period, the [[Movement for the Self-Determination and Independence of the Canaries Archipelago]] (MPAIAC) carried out dozens of violent attacks in an attempt to gain independence for the [[Canary Islands]]. The [[United States of America|U.S.]] government told Spain that they had to join [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] or the Canary Islands would secede from Spain. Less than 20% of Spaniards supported joining NATO, but it joined anyway in 1982 and the MPAIAC soon disappeared.<ref>{{News citation|author=Kahlil Wall-Johnson|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=‘Either you join NATO or we will make the canaries independent’|date=2022-06-10|url=https://mronline.org/2022/06/10/either-you-join-nato-or-we-will-make-the-canaries-independent/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614004322/https://mronline.org/2022/06/10/either-you-join-nato-or-we-will-make-the-canaries-independent/|archive-date=2022-06-14|retrieved=2022-06-17}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Countries]] | [[Category:Countries]] | ||
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[[Category:Global north]] | [[Category:Global north]] |