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Spanish Coup Attempt
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:09:14
Publish Date: 2015-02-25 02:50:00
Description: In February 1981 armed Civil Guards tried to take control of the Spanish parliament. For 18 hours they held 350 politicians hostage in the debating chamber. One of those politicians was a young Socialist MP called Joaquin Almunia. Photo: The leader of the coup attempt, Lt Col Antonio Tejero, on the speaker's platform (AFP/Getty Images)
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