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Luis Carrero Blanco | |
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| Prime Minister of Spain | |
| In office 9 June 1973 – 20 December 1973 | |
| Leader | Francisco Franco |
| Deputy | Torcuato Fernández-Miranda |
| Preceded by | Francisco Franco |
| Succeeded by | Torcuato Fernández-Miranda (acting) |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Spain | |
| In office 22 September 1967 – 9 June 1973 | |
| Leader | Francisco Franco |
| Preceded by | Agustín Muñoz Grandes |
| Succeeded by | Torcuato Fernández-Miranda |
| Undersecretary of the Presidency[a] | |
| In office 5 May 1941 – 9 June 1973 | |
| Nominated by | Francisco Franco |
| Preceded by | Valentín Galarza Morante |
| Succeeded by | José María Gamazo |
| Member of the Cortes Españolas | |
| In office 16 March 1943 – 24 March 1946 | |
| Nominated by | Francisco Franco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luis Carrero Blanco 4 March 1904 Santoña, Restoration (Spain) |
| Died | 20 December 1973 (aged 69) Madrid, Francoist Spain |
| Manner of death | Assassination by explosive device |
| Resting place | Mingorrubio Cemetery, El Pardo, Madrid |
| Spouse |
María del Carmen Lozana Abeo
(m. 1946) |
| Children | 5 |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
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| Branch/service | Spanish Navy |
| Years of service | 1918–1973 |
| Rank | Admiral[b] |
| Battles/wars | |
Admiral-General Luis Carrero Blanco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis kaˈreɾo ˈβlaŋko]; 4 March 1904 – 20 December 1973) was a Spanish Navy officer and politician. A long-time confidant and right-hand man of dictator Francisco Franco, Carrero served as Spain's Premier. Upon graduating from the naval academy Carrero Blanco participated in the Rif War, and later the Spanish Civil War, in which he supported the Rebel faction. He became one of the most prominent figures in the Francoist dictatorship's power structure and held throughout his career a number of high-ranking offices such as those of Undersecretary of the Presidency from 1941 to 1967 and Franco's deputy from 1967 to 1973. He also was the main drafter behind the 1947 Law of Succession to the Headship of the State. Franco handpicked him as his successor in the role of head of government, with Carrero thereby taking office in June 1973.
Shortly after he became prime minister, Carrero Blanco was assassinated in Madrid in a streetside bombing on 20 December 1973 by the Basque nationalist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) while he was returning from Mass in his car.[2][3]
- ^ "Decreto de 19 de julio de 1951 por el que se nombra Ministro Subsecretario de la Presidencia del Gobierno a don Luis Carrero Blanco" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (201). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 3448. 20 July 1951. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ Woodworth, Paddy. "In 1973, I applauded an Eta killing. Not now". The Irish Times. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ Aizpeolea, Luis R. (18 December 2013). "The day ETA struck a lethal blow to the Franco regime and his dictatorship". El País. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
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