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Miguel Primo de Rivera

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Miguel Primo de Rivera

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Primo de Rivera as a senator in 1921
Prime Minister of Spain
In office
15 September 1923 – 28 January 1930 (1923-09-15 – 1930-01-28)
MonarchAlfonso XIII
Preceded byManuel García Prieto
Succeeded byDámaso Berenguer
Personal details
Born(1870-01-08)8 January 1870[1]
Jerez, Spain
Died16 March 1930(1930-03-16) (aged 60)
Paris, France
Resting placeChurch of La Merced, Jerez
NationalitySpanish
Political partyUnión Patriótica
Spouse(s)Casilda Sáenz Suárez
ChildrenJosé Antonio, Miguel, María, Pilar, Ángela, Fernando
AwardsLaureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand
SignatureFile:Firma de Miguel Primo de Rivera.svg
Military service
Branch/serviceSpanish Army
Years of service1884–1923
RankCaptain general
Battles/warsRif War

Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja, 2nd Marquess of Estella (8 January 1870 – 16 March 1930), was a dictator and military officer who was the Prime Minister of Spain from 1923 to 1930 during the Restoration era.

References[change]

  1. Charles Petrie; Charles Alexander Petrie, Sir bart. (1963). King Alfonso XIII and His Age. Chapman & Hall. p. 179.