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Word: presidentel (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...came as a climax to a late night vigil at Socialist election headquarters in Madrid's Palace Hotel. A crowd of some 4,000 applauded as results were flashed on a giant 30-ft. color-television screen outside the hotel. Party workers sent up occasional chants of "Felipe, Presidentel Felipe, Presidente!" while other supporters converged on the capital's main square, singing, dancing and hugging one another. One grizzled workingman with a red bandanna on his neck embraced a well-wisher with tears in his eyes and announced hoarsely, "España socialista!" Overall, however, the crowds were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spain: Felipe's Decisive Victory | 11/8/1982 | See Source »

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