Word: giralt
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...been carefully financed and planned in advance for it burst simultaneously during a single night in five cities of Spanish Morocco and at least twelve in Spain proper. At Madrid the sympathy of prominent Army figures with the Revolution was so marked that by last week distracted Premier Jose Giralt Pereira, a mild-mannered onetime apothecary, had progressively dismissed a total of 42 Spanish generals and was said to have left in his War Office not a single strategist or tactician of standing...
Interpreting the revolt as a vote of noconfidence. Premier Casares Quiroga resigned. President Azaña chose a fellow-member of the Left Centre, President of the Cortes Diego Martinez-Barrio, who in turn resigned to make way for another Left Centrist José Giralt Pereira. distinguished scientist. Madrid University's Chancellor and old friend...
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