HIST 1500Y Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Juan Carlos I Of Spain, Adolfo Suárez, Historical Memory Law
9 Mar 2018
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No trials (people rounded up and shot against wall) First democratic elections since 1936 in june 1977. Problems: pro-franco army, economic crisis, terrorism (mostly eta) February 1981 a section of the army overran the parliament (almost the end of democracy) Economic crisis: unemployment over 20% and over 50% youth unemployment. Terrorism: mostly basque (eta) but also extra left-wing and right-wing groups - Close to 1,000 people killed, most of them after. Most people"s response: never again a civil war, never again - people remember. Conservative government (1996-2004) led by jose maria aznar. Association for the recovery of historical memory. Historical memory law, 2005: new and more compensation to victims, supporting and regulating excavations, withdraw of francoist monuments. Marian rajoy"s conservative govt. (2011) stops funding. Increases knowledge among the population and particularly among the youth. Create a center of reference and informationinternational coalition of sites of.
