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Manuel Fraga
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Film & TV
Lugo, Galicia, Spain
Manuel Fraga was born on November 23, 1922 in Vilalba, Lugo, Galicia, Spain as Manuel Fraga Iribarne. He was married to Carmen Estevez. He died on January 15, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. He was the president of Galicia (Spain) (1990-2005)
Known for
- Señor Jazz, the Film by Carlos Inzillo2025
- La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961) — Self - Politician (archive footage)2022
- Mario y los perros — Self - Politician (archivo footage)2019
- Spanish Western — Self (archive footage)2015
- Operación Palace — Himself (archive footage)2014
- Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed — (Archive footage)2013
- The Last Circus — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2010
- Últimos testigos2009
- De Madrid a la Luna — Self2006
- Hai que botalos2005
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Key facts
- Monarch
- Juan Carlos I
- Preceded by
- Fernando González Laxe
- Succeeded by
- Emilio Pérez Touriño
- Prime minister
- Carlos Arias-Navarro
- Leader
- Francisco Franco
- Constituency
- Madrid
- Born
- ( 1922-11-23 ) 23 November 1922, Vilalba , Spain
- Died
- 15 January 2012 (2012-01-15) (aged 89), Madrid , Spain
- Party
- People's Party (since 1989), People's Alliance (1977–1989), Democratic Reform (1976–1977), FET y de las JONS (1962–1976)
- Spouse
- Carmen Estévez Eguiagaray ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 17 January 1948</span>"}]]}'>1948 ; died</span>"}]]}'>d. 23 February 1996</span>"}]]}'>1996 )
- Children
- 5, including Carmen
- Alma mater
- University of Santiago de Compostela
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Manuel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Vilalba
- Place of death
- Madrid
- Child
- Carmen Fraga Estévez
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- Complutense University of Madrid
- Employer
- Complutense University of Madrid
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Image
- Mr. Manuel Fraga Iribarne (Spaanse minister), Bestanddeelnr 914-8477 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 5
- Work location
- Madrid
- Residence
- Madrid
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- Commons category
- Manuel Fraga Iribarne
- date of birth
- 1922-11-23
- date of death
- 2012-01-15
- cause of death
- heart failure
- name in native language
- Manuel Fraga Iribarne
- candidacy in election
- 1982 Spanish general election
- professorship
- full professor
- P10632
- Manuel Fraga
- manner of death
- natural causes
- ethnic group
- Galicians
Sources (14)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Manuel Fraga, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Manuel Fraga Iribarne ( Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel ˈfɾaɣa‿i̯ɾiˈβaɾne]; 23 November 1922 – 15 January 2012) was a Spanish professor and politician during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, and one of the founders of the People's Alliance (Alianza Popular; AP). Fraga was the Minister of Information and Tourism between 1962 and 1969, Ambassador to the United Kingdom between 1973 and 1975, Minister of the Interior in 1975, Second Deputy Prime Minister between 1975 and 1976.
After the fall of the regime, Fraga was one of the Fathers of the Constitution and the President of the People's Alliance/People's Party (PP) between 1979 and 1990. He served as President of Galicia between 1990 and 2005, being a member of the Congress of Deputies and a senator until November 2011. A key political figures in Spain, Fraga was active during both General Francisco Franco's regime and the subsequent transition to representative democracy.
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