Jaime Milans del Bosch
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Jaime Milans del Bosch y Ussía was a lieutenant general in the Spanish Army who was dismissed and imprisoned in 1981 for his role in the failed coup d'état of 23 February 1981.
Milans del Bosch c. 1981
1981 Spanish coup attempt
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A coup d'état was attempted in Spain in February 1981 by right-wing, Francoist elements of the Civil Guard and the Spanish military. The failure of the coup marked the last serious attempt to revert S
Jaime Milans del Bosch
…Spanish: ; 8 June 1915 – 26 July 1997) was a lieutenant general in the Spanish Army who was dismissed and imprisoned in 1981 for his role in the failed coup d'état of 23 February 1981. Milans del Bosch was born into a noble family whose members had held many senior military ranks. He was the grandson of Joaquín Milans del Bosch. Jaime…
Antonio Tejero bursting into the Plenary Chamber of the Congress of Deputies, gun in hand
The Congress of Deputies Plenary Hall (pictured in 2014).
Adolfo Suárez (right) and Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado (center) in their seats in Congress (pictured in 1979), talking with Marcelino Oreja (left).
Bullet holes left on the ceiling (pictured in 2015).