Antonio Tejero
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Spanish Lieutenant-Colonel (1932–2026)
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- Derecho del fútbol
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1932-04-30 ) 30 April 1932, Alhaurín el Grande , Spain
- Died
- 25 February 2026 (2026-02-25) (aged 93), Alzira , Spain
- Allegiance
- Spain
- Branch
- Guardia Civil
- Service years
- 1951–1981
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Conflicts
- 1981 Spanish coup attempt
- Spouse
- Carmen Díez Pereira
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Antonio
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Alhaurín el Grande
- Place of death
- Alzira
- Occupation
- military officer
- Educated at
- National University of Distance Education
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Participant in
- 1981 Spanish coup d'état attempt
- Conflict
- 1981 Spanish coup d'état attempt
- Military branch
- gendarmerie
- Military rank
- podpolkovnik
- Image
- Antonio Tejero.jpg
- Political ideology
- Francoism
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Encyclopedic overview
Antonio Tejero Molina (30 April 1932 – 25 February 2026) was a Spanish lieutenant colonel of the Guardia Civil. He was the most prominent figure in the failed coup d'état against the newly democratic Spanish government on 23 February 1981 when he stormed the Congress of Deputies with 200 armed Civil Guards. For this reason, he was sentenced to thirty years imprisonment for the crime of consummated military rebellion, with the aggravating circumstance of recidivism; he had previously been arrested for his involvement in the failed coup attempt during Operation Galaxia in 1978.
Early life
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