Spain Declassifies Files on 1981 Attempted Coup

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Antonio Tejero, who died at 93, was part of rightwing network whose efforts were thwarted by King Juan CarlosThe Spanish officer who led his armed followers into the Spanish congress in a failed military coup in 1981 has died on the same day that the socialist-led government declassified documents relating to the murky attempt to overthrow the country’s post-Franco democracy.Antonio Tejero, who was 93, was part of a network of rightwing police a…

45 Years After Failed Coup, Spain Declassifies Files About Why It Failed

Ending more than four decades of conjecture, the Spanish government moved to publish documents from a long-secret investigation of a failed 1981 coup.

Spain declassifies files on 1981 attempted coup

The release comes on the same day as the death of the coup leader, Antonio Tejero Molina.