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Primo de Rivera resigned
After his resignation, Alfonso XII tried to restore a monarchy. -
The Pact of San Sebastian
Republicans and socialists meet in San Sebastian and agree to overthrow the monarchy and establish a Republic -
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Reformist biennium
Manuel Azaña was named president of the government. Azaña introduced various reforms during these period. In 1933 azaña´s government broke-up. -
Municipal elections
Everyone understood them as a referendum on the monarchy. The monarchists won, but the republicans get a decisive victory in the large cities. -
The proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic
The Republic is proclaimed the same day the Revolutionary Committee becomes the the Provisional Republican Government. -
The 1931 Constitution
The new Republican Constitution led by PSOE and Partido Republicano Radical (PRR), was progressive, democratic and left-wing constitution. -
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The black biennium
Elections were held in november 1933. The right-wing catholic parties united under the CEDA. CEDA and PRR won the elections. PSOE called a general strike with nationalist, anarchists and communist organisations, these ended up in a revolution. -
The start of the civil war
The atmosphere was very tense in parliment, but the street violence between political adverse groups was more worrying. The 17th of july, rebel soldiers siezed control of their garrisons in Ceuta, Malila and Tetuán. A few days later the Civil War started -
The Popular Front
New elections were called for February 1936. The left-wing parties joined to form the Popular Front. The right-wing parties grew. They were represented by the Bloque Nacional. The Popular Front won the elctions.
